Was the newspaper then so prompt? I wonder.
We are all globe villagers.
Was the newspaper then so prompt?Yes. The newspapers would print extra special editions for important news events. Remember that there was no TV back then, so this was what they did for news flashes.
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Stevie's name wasn't mentioned in the paper, however a reporter is talking to the Scotland Yard-man (John Loder) at the bomb site, and he sees the film tin with "Bartholomew the Strangler", Loder's character has just realized Stevie was on the bus, annoyed he tells the reporter it's a sardine tin. The reporter writes down the fact about the "Bartholomew the Strangler"-film tin and it is reported in the paper. Sylvia Sidney's character remembers her brother transporting some "Bartholomew the Strangler"-tins and he hasn't come back yet. So naturally she realized he was on the bus and she collapses in the street from the shock.
shareThere's a few instances where the writers have used some dramatic licence.
For instance, Policeman Ted is very relaxed about taking private calls on the Verlocs' phone.