
Libel (1959)
6.9|23 Oct, 1959|100 min
The surprise witness ! The searching question ! The perjured testimony ! The accusing finger ! The shattering truth !
6.9|23 Oct, 1959|100 min
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A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
Keywords
court case
england
war veteran
return
look-alike
impostor
courtroom drama
english nobility
libel suit
airplane pilot
pow
prisoner of war camp
Casts

Dirk Bogarde
Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

Olivia de Havilland
Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

Paul Massie
Jeffrey Buckenham

Robert Morley
Sir Wilfred

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Hubert Foxley

Anthony Dawson
Gerald Loddon

Richard Wattis
The Judge

Richard Dimbleby
Himself

Martin Miller
Dr. Schrott

Millicent Martin
Maisie

Toke Townley
Associate
Deering Wells
Editor

Bill Shine
The Guide

Ivan Samson
Admiral Loddon

Sebastian Saville
Michael Loddon

Richard Pearson
The Butler

Robert Shaw
First Photographer

Geoffrey Bayldon
Second Photographer
Gordon Sterne
Maddox

Arthur Howard
Car Salesman

Joyce Carey
Miss Sykes

Josephine Middleton
Mrs. Squire

Kenneth Griffith
Fitch
Barbara Archer
Barmaid
Tony Doonan
Man at Bar

Vanda Hudson
Girl in Street
Victor Harrington
Barrister (uncredited)

Sam Kydd
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Barrister (uncredited)
Crews

Christian Dior
Costume Design

Anthony Asquith
Director
Edward Wooll
Original Story

Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Maurice Fowler
Set Dresser

Anatole de Grunwald
Screenplay

Irene Howard
Casting
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
Frank Clarke
Editor
Benjamin Frankel
Compositor

Karl Tunberg
Screenplay
Pierre Rouve
Associate Producer
Robert Carrick
Sound Editor
J.B. Smith
Sound Mixer
A.W. Watkins
Sound Recordist
Joan Johnstone
Hairstylist

Anatole de Grunwald
Producer
Bill Lodge
Makeup Artist
Benjamin Frankel
Music
David Middlemas
Assistant Director
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
Gerry Turner
Sound Recordist
Roy Parkinson
Executive In Charge Of Production
Backdrops & Posters


