Counterspy 71 years old

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.

Credits

Counterspy Cast

Name Character
Hermione Baddeley She was 46, 79 years old when she died as Madame Del Mar
Frederick Schrecker He was 61, 84 years old when he died as Plattnaur
John Penrose He was 10, 18 years old when he died as Paulson
Monti DeLyle as Dance Director
Hazel Court She was 27, 82 years old when she died as Clare Manning
Bill Travers He was 31, 72 years old when he died as Rex
Bill Travers He was 31, 72 years old when he died as Jim Fenton
Alexander Gauge He was 38, 46 years old when he died as Smith
Dermot Walsh He was 28, 77 years old when he died as Frank Manning
Hugh Latimer He was 468, 521 years old when he died as Inspector Barlow

Counterspy Crew

Name Department
Vernon Sewell as Director. He was 50 (97) years old when He died Directing
Geoffrey Muller as Editor. He was 36 (77) years old when He died Editing
Guy Elmes as Writer. He was 33 (77) years old when He died Writing
A.T. Dinsdale as Cinematography. Crew
Eric Spear as Music. He was 45 (58) years old when He died Sound
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Counterspy (71 years)

Espionage! Intrigue! Murder!

  • Release day: Monday, July 27, 1953
  • Runtime: 65 minutes