Libel
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“The surprise witness ! The searching question ! The perjured testimony ! The accusing finger ! The shattering truth !”
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.
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Margaret Anne Loddon
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Paul Massie
Jeffrey Buckenham
Known for
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Sapphire
Robert Morley
Sir Wilfred
Known for
The African Queen
Around the World in 80 Days
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Hubert Foxley
Known for
My Fair Lady
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Anthony Dawson
Gerald Loddon
Known for
Dr. No
Dial M for Murder
Richard Wattis
The Judge
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Prince and the Showgirl
Richard Dimbleby
Himself
Also in
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
Martin Miller
Dr. Schrott
Known for
Peeping Tom
The Pink Panther
Millicent Martin
Maisie
Known for
Grace and Frankie
Alfie
Toke Townley
Associate
Known for
Emmerdale
Scars of Dracula
Deering Wells
Editor
Also in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Two-Headed Spy
Anthony Asquith Director · Karl Tunberg Screenplay Anatole de Grunwald Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $615K · United States release October 23, 1959
Box office
Budget
$615,000
Worldwide gross
$1,170,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
De Grunwald Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 23, 1959
Theatrical
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