British Comedy Guide

Stop Press Girl

  • 1949 film

Jennifer has inherited a strange power - she can stop machinery after touching them. Her fiancé, a clock maker, discovers this and jilts her to save his business. Jennifer follows him, where she begins a trail of mechanical and romantic confusion.

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Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1949

Jennifer Peters is an attractive young girl from the country who has unconsciously inherited a peculiar power - she stops all forms of machinery after 15 minutes of contact with them. Her fiancé happens to be a watch and clock manufacturer and on discovering this, jilts her hastily to preserve his business. Baffled by his behaviour, Jennifer follows him to London, where she begins a trail of mechanical and romantic confusion.

Additional details

Duration
78 minutes
Distributors

The Rank Organisation

Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 21st December 2022 at 7:20am on TPTV
  • Wednesday 14th September 2022 at 7:25am on TPTV
  • Tuesday 28th December 2021 at 10:00am on TPTV

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