

Libel
DirectorAnthony Asquith
“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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Trailer
1959 Libel Official Trailer 1 MGM
Cast

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
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