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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.

The Diplomatic Corpse
Directed by	Montgomery Tully
Written by	Maurice Harrison Sidney Nelson
Produced by	Francis Searle
Starring	Robin Bailey Susan Shaw Liam Redmond
Cinematography	Phil Grindrod
Edited by	Jim Connock
Production company	ACT Films
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	February 1958 (1958-02) (UK)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

• The Diplomatic Corpse at IMDb

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