Counterspy
1953, English. Directed by Vernon Sewell.
Espionage! Intrigue! Murder!
While perusing the books of an engineering company, fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claiming she is being blackmailed. She begs him to find certain letters and he eventually agrees. Having obtained the letters, he takes them to a specified address where, to his horror, he finds a man, fully clothed, dead in the bath.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Amazon VideoCast & crew
- Vernon SewellDirector
- Dermot WalshFrank Manning
- Hazel CourtClare Manning
- Hermione BaddeleyMadame Del Mar
- Alexander GaugeSmith
- Bill TraversRex
- Archie DuncanJim Fenton
- James VivianLarry Fenton
- Frederick SchreckerPlattnaur
- John PenrosePaulson
- Hugh LatimerInspector Barlow
- Beryl BaxterPlattnauer's Accomplice
- Gwen BaconMatron
Details
- Released
- 27 July 1953
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Guy Elmes, Gaston Lazare
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Counterspy runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Who directed Counterspy?
Counterspy (1953) was directed by Vernon Sewell and stars Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hermione Baddeley.