Stop Press Girl_
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.
Starring
Sally Ann Howes, Gordon Jackson, Basil Radford
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Stop Press Girl was released 77 years ago in 1949.
Overview
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if ...
Stop Press Girl is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 18m.
CAST (20)
Sally Ann Howes
Jennifer Peters
Gordon Jackson
Jock Melville
Basil Radford
The Mechanical Type
Naunton Wayne
The Mechanical Type
James Robertson Justice
Arthur Peters
Sonia Holm
Angela Carew
Nigel Buchanan
Roy Fairfax
Joyce Barbour
Aunt Mab
CC
Campbell Cotts
John Fairfax
Cyril Chamberlain
Johnnie
JL
Julia Lang
Carole Saunders
PW
Percy Walsh
Editor, Evening Comet
OB
Oliver Burt
Editor, Morning Sun
Kenneth More
Police Sgt. 'Bonzo'
Humphrey Lestocq
Radio Commentator
Vincent Ball
Hero in cinema sequence
AV
Anne Valery
Heroine in cinema sequence
Michael Goodliffe
McPherson
Michael Balfour
Crook (uncredited)
JB
John Boxer
Pub Landlord (uncredited)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Stop Press Girl about?
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.
How long is Stop Press Girl?
Stop Press Girl has a runtime of 78 minutes (1h 18m).
Who stars in Stop Press Girl?
The cast of Stop Press Girl includes Sally Ann Howes, Gordon Jackson, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, James Robertson Justice.
What is the rating of Stop Press Girl?
Stop Press Girl has a rating of 5.6 out of 10 based on 7 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy
