The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)
Murder and Intrigue Behind the Headlines
London police and reporters from a local newspaper go after a gang of foreign criminals.
- Date of release
- 1958-02-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Action
- Director
- Montgomery Tully
Casting
- Robin Bailey — Mike Billings
- Susan Shaw — Jenny Drew
- Liam Redmond — Inspector Corcoran
- Harry Fowler — Knocker Parsons
- Andre Mikhelson — Hamid (as Andre Mikhelson)
- Bill Shine — Humphrey Garrad
- George Street — Station Police Sergeant
- Frank Hawkins — Police Sergeant
- Johnny Briggs — Johnny, Copy Boy
- Peter Bathurst — Cartwright
- Charles Farrell — Percy Simpson
- Maya Koumani — Marian Koumaya
Interesting facts
The Diplomatic Corpse is a 1958 British second feature comedy thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Robin Bailey, Susan Shaw and Liam Redmond. It was written by Maurice Harrison and Sidney Nelson and produced by ACT Films.
Production
Producer Francis Searle recalled the film "was a near-disaster. We had cast Ursula Howells; then, at the very last moment, she was taken sick and couldn't appear. I then had to find another artiste quickly. We finished up with Susan Shaw and she was all right."
The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph Bato.
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