The Body Said No!

The Body Said No!
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Directed by	Val Guest
Produced by	Daniel Angel
Written by	Val Guest
Starring	Michael Rennie Yolande Donlan
Music by	Ronald Hanmer
Cinematography	Bert Mason
Edited by	Sam Simmonds
Production company	Angel Productions
Distributed by	Eros Films (UK)
Release dates	April 1950 (UK)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Body Said No! is a 1950 British comedy crime film directed by Val Guest and starring Michael Rennie, Yolande Donlan and Hy Hazell.^[1]

Plot

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 - The Body
• Yolande Donlan - Mikki Brent
• Hy Hazell - Sue
• Jon Pertwee - Watchman
• Valentine Dyall - John Sutherland
• Reginald Beckwith - Benton
• Arthur Hill - Robin King
• Cyril Smith - Sergeant
• Jack Billings - Eddie
• Peter Butterworth - Driver
• Maggie Rennie - Mrs Rennie
• Joyce Heron - Journalist
• Winifred Shotter - TV Announcer
• Eddie Vitch - Diner
• Ivan Craig - Derek
• Barry O'Neill - Constable
• Jack Faint - Anton

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "an early inside glimpse of the television world, but a paranoid no-brainer." ^[2]

References

1. "The Body Said No!". BFI.
2. "The Body Said No!". TV Guide.

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Body Said No! at the Internet Movie Database