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Wikipedia article




'The Diplomatic Corpse' is a 1958 British comedy thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Robin Bailey, Susan Shaw and Liam Redmond.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.108 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

* Andr 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.


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