| Headline Hunters | |
| Director: | Jonathan Ingrams |
| Producer: | Frank Godwin |
| Story: | Geoffrey Bond |
| Cinematography: | Mark Mcdonald |
| Music: | Harry Robinson |
| Editing: | Richard Mason |
| Studio: | Ansus Films |
| Distributor: | Children's Film Foundation (UK) |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Headline Hunters is a 1968 British children's drama film directed by Jonathan Ingrams and starring Leonard Brockwell, Susan Payne, Stephen Garlick, Bill Owen, David Lodge and Frank Williams.[1] [2] [3] It was distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.
A bunch of kids help run the local newspaper after their father becomes ill. In the process they foil a robbery at a local factory.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A crisp, clear, unpretentious and oddly touching little film. It has all the right ingredients for a children's film – an exciting but not too implausible story, experienced and reliable adult players, a minimum of dialogue and, above all, a director with a narrative flair and a rare gift for evoking natural responses from child actors. There is a splendid suspense sequence at the climax, plenty of casual humour, and even a touch of visual poetry."[4]
TV Guide noted "Definitely for the younger viewer."[5]