girl in the headlines (1963)

aka The Model Girl Murder Case. The Model Murder Case.
Police investigate the murder of a fashion model in 60's London. Initially suspicion falls on television star David Dane (James Villiers), who lives upstairs and seems to have something to hide. As investigations continue they unveil the girl's dissolute live, (featuring illegal activities for the times including abortion and gay clubs), which contrasts with the mundaine lives of the detectives families.
Ian Hendry and Ronald Fraser nicely underplay their parts as they piece together the crime. The inanities of the detectives family lives adds an interesting grounding to the would be film noir and glamourous nightlife of the suspects. Proving not everything in the 60's was a kitchen sink drama, most lived rather uninteresting lives! To some this may make for a dull premise for a film, to me it adds another level. A good film, that makes for interesting if not essential viewing.