Libel

1959 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,683 VOTES · DIR. Anthony Asquith

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,378 lines

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00:00:20 LIBEL
00:05:33 - You really want to watch it? - Shhh...
00:08:33 His fault was for asking those stupid questions.
00:13:42 since the first day it's stood here in the valley
00:18:18 Now that you're here, don't think you're going away so easily.
00:22:33 you would have inherited everything.
00:26:04 Darling.
00:29:44 Plaintiff claims damages for libel.
00:33:56 - Apart from my memory I don't complain. - What of your memory?
00:37:18 Yes, why?
00:41:01 I'm quite sure that lumberjack just said that I was...
00:44:29 Hiding by day and walking by night.
00:49:22 Do you refuse to answer that question?
00:52:13 I'm quite prepared to believe that Sir Mark Loddon had a scar
00:56:53 Unless...
01:00:53 I once had a bird in a cage.
01:04:17 And this is one performance I can give
01:08:16 And you're reasonably certain the man you saw making off was Welney?
01:11:42 Before I saw you in the witness box I thought
01:15:22 - But he had not been shot? - No.
01:20:58 - shall be the truth, - shall be the truth
01:25:08 Maggie!
01:31:28 up by a forward patrol of British troops.
01:35:20 I even asked Buckenham to give it back to her.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,378
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:35:20

Production Record

DirectorAnthony Asquith
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,683