1963 British film by Ernest Morris
Echo of Diana is a 1963 British second feature ('B')[1] film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Vincent Ball, Betty McDowall and Geoffrey Toone.[2] It was written by Reginald Hearne and produced by John I. Phillips for Butcher's Film Service.
A widow and two reporters accidentally uncover an international spy ring.
Plot
Joan Scott's husband Philip is killed in an air crash in Eastern Europe. She discovers a mysterious "in memoriam" notice has been placed in a newspaper and signed by someone called "Diana". When Joan enlists the help of reporters Clare Owen and Bill Vernon, their flats are raided, and they find themselves involved in an espionage adventure.
Cast
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An unassuming but swift spy thriller, which is sufficiently intriguing to make its unconvincing and melodramatic dénouement seem comparatively unimportant. It is quite adequately acted and presented."[3]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "In this low-budget spy drama, the newshound leads are two Australian actors, Vincent Ball and Betty McDowall, which makes a refreshing change from the usual fading Hollywood stars. Their noses for a story begin to twitch when a mysterious death puts them on the track of one of the most alfresco covert operations you are ever likely to clap eyes on. Director Ernest Morris does well to sustain it for an hour."[4]
It was released on DVD in 2011 by Renown Pictures as a double bill with Shadow of Fear (1963).
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