The Diplomatic Corpse (Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode)

"The Diplomatic Corpse"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 10
Directed by	Paul Henreid
Written by	Robert C. Dennis
Story by	Alec Coppel
Original air date	December 8, 1957 (1957-12-08)
Running time	30 mins
Guest appearances
Peter Lorre George Peppard
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"The Diplomatic Corpse" is a 1957 episode of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents . ^{[1] [2]}

It is not to be confused with the 1958 British movie of the same name.

Premise

Married couple Evan and Janet Wallace drive to Mexico with her English aunt who is English. The aunt dies of a heart attack. While looking for a doctor their car is stolen with the aunt's coprse in it.

Cast

• Peter Lorre as Detective Thomas Salgado
• George Peppard as Evan Wallace
• Mary Scott as Janet Wallace
• Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Tait
• John Verros as Police Chief Miguel Herrera
• Orlando Rodriguez as Rafael
• Harrison Lewis as Doctor Elliott
• George Navarro as Cantina Proprietor
• Sid Cassel as Border Inspector

References

1. "Body disappears". The Daily Herald. 23 December 1957. p. 21.
2. "Diplomatic corpse". The Morning Union. 8 December 1957. p. 76.

External links

• "The Diplomatic Corpse" at IMDb