The Diplomatic Corpse
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | Francis Searle |
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| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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65 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Diplomatic Corpse is a 1958 British comedy thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Robin Bailey, Susan Shaw and Liam Redmond.[1][2] It was produced as a second feature by ACT Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph Bato.
Plot
A crime reporter, assisted by his girlfriend, a fashion reporter at the same newspaper, investigates a dead body taken out of the River Thames. They are soon able to link it with a foreign embassy, making it a sensitive diplomatic matter.
Cast
- Robin Bailey as Mike Billings
- Susan Shaw as Jenny Drew
- Liam Redmond as Inspector Corcoran
- Harry Fowler as Knocker Parsons
- André Mikhelson as Hamid
- Bill Shine as Humphrey Garrad
- Charles Farrell as Percy Simpson
- Maya Koumani as Marian Koumaya
- Nicholas Bruce as Karim
- Peter Bathurst as Cartwright
- John Briggs as Johnny, copy boy
- Frank Hawkins as Police Sergeant
- George Street as Station Police Sergeant
- Eleanor Leigh
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Diplomatic Corpse at IMDb
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