''The Body Said No!'' is a 1950 British crime comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Michael Rennie,

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, and Hy Hazell. It was shot at Walton Studios near London and distributed by

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Premise

In a British TV studio, Michael Rennie (as himself) is performing live in a dramatic broadcast. On a neighbouring set, cabaret singer Mikki Brent thinks she sees a coded plot being discussed to murder Rennie. Her friends are sceptical, but she warns Rennie, and various adventures and investigations ensue.

Cast

* Michael Rennie as The Body *

as Mikki Brent * Hy Hazell as Sue *

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as Watchman * Valentine Dyall as John Sutherland *

Reginald Beckwith William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 190826 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his career. He died of a heart attack aged 56. Beckwith was also a film critic and ...

as Benton * Arthur Hill as Robin King * Cyril Smith as Sergeant * Jack Billings as Eddie * Peter Butterworth as Driver * Maggie Rennie as Mrs Rennie * Joyce Heron as Journalist * Winifred Shotter as TV Announcer * Eddie Vitch as Diner *

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as Derek * Barry O'Neill as Constable * Jack Faint as Anton * Sam Kydd as Sam

Critical reception

'' TV Guide'' wrote, "an early inside glimpse of the television world, but a paranoid no-brainer."

References

Bibliography

* Harper, Sue & Porter, Vincent. ''British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference''. Oxford University Press, 2007.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s crime comedy films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Val Guest British crime comedy films 1950 comedy films British black-and-white films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios 1950s British films {{comedy-crime-film-stub