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Counterspy (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Counterspy' is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court and Hermione Baddeley.Chibnall & McFarlane p.98 A mild mannered accountant (Dermot Walsh) comes into possession of secret papers that both the government and a spy ring are after. Alexander Gauge turns in a good performance as a villain rather in the mould of Sydney Greenstreet.
Cast
* Dermot Walsh as Frank Manning
* Hazel Court as Clare Manning
* Hermione Baddeley as Madame Del Mar
* Alexander Gauge as Smith
* Bill Travers as Rex
* Archie Duncan as Jim Fenton
* James Vivian as Larry Fenton
* Frederick Schrecker as Plattnaur
* John Penrose as Paulson
* Hugh Latimer as Inspector Barlow
* Beryl Baxter as Plattnauer's Accomplice
* Gwen Bacon as Matron
* Maxwell Foster as Dr. Stevenson
* Howard Lang as Policeman
* Monti DeLyle as Dance Director
* Frederick Buckland as Police Photographer
* Reginald Hearne as Detective
* Paul Rich as Music Hall Singer
* Edwin Richfield as Safecracker
* Stuart Saunders as Stagehand
* Ann Wrigg as Nurse
Critical reception
'TV Guide' called it "A routine spy picture," and rated it two out of five stars.
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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