Libel (1959)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Dirk Bogarde	...	Sir Mark Sebastian Loddon / Frank Welney
	Olivia de Havilland	...	Lady Margaret Loddon
	Paul Massie	...	Jeffrey Buckenham
	Robert Morley	...	Sir Wilfred
	Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Hubert Foxley (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
	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	...	Adm. Loddon
	Sebastian Saville	...	Michael Loddon

Storyline

A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interviews with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, that he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney. The Canadian, the baronet, and the actor were all prisoners in the same German camp during the war and escaped together. One of them disappeared during the escape. Was he Sir Mark or Welney? The tabloids have a field day with the Canadian's accusations and Lady Maggie urges her husband to sue for libel and engage the distinguished barrister Sir Wilfred. The long-drawn-out case is made complex by the fact that Sir Mark himself is not quite sure of his identity. Injured in the war, he stutters on occasion and has difficulty remembering portions of his life. As the evidence sways back and forth in court, it begins to appear that Sir Mark is an impostor and the possible murderer of the missing baronet... Written by alfiehitchie  

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