Libel

Libel

100 mins | Drama, Mystery | Oct. 23, 1959

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.

Libel

100 mins | Drama, Mystery | Oct. 23, 1959

Libel
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, De Grunwald Productions
Original title Libel
Directors Anthony Asquith, David Middlemas
Writers Anatole de Grunwald, Karl Tunberg

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

Olivia de Havilland

as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

Paul Massie

as Jeffrey Buckenham

Robert Morley

as Sir Wilfred

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Hubert Foxley

Anthony Dawson

as Gerald Loddon

Richard Wattis

as The Judge

Richard Dimbleby

as Himself

Martin Miller

as Dr. Schrott

Millicent Martin

as Maisie

Toke Townley

as Associate

Deering Wells

as Editor

Bill Shine

as The Guide

Ivan Samson

as Admiral Loddon

Sebastian Saville

as Michael Loddon

Richard Pearson

as The Butler

Robert Shaw

as First Photographer

Geoffrey Bayldon

as Second Photographer

Gordon Sterne

as Maddox

Arthur Howard

as Car Salesman

Joyce Carey

as Miss Sykes

Josephine Middleton

as Mrs. Squire

Kenneth Griffith

as Fitch

Barbara Archer

as Barmaid

Tony Doonan

as Man at Bar

Vanda Hudson

as Girl in Street

Victor Harrington

as Barrister (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

as Barrister (uncredited)