Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Diplomatic Corpse

Why couldn't they just go to a doctor/the police right after they saw that she was dead? Why on earth did they go out to eat first????

Are ya KIDDING?
This was made in 1956, over 50 years ago!
How can you apply today's sensibilities to something a half-century old?
The plot was a farce, and as such, was delightfully done.

Peter Lorre is the witty shyster-detective with the singular, hypnotic voice. The fact that he doesn't sound at all Mexican makes his portrayal even sillier.

Paul Henreid directs this uproarious Robert C. Dennis teleplay of an Alec Coppel farce.

This could easily be adapted as a full-length present-day movie. Losing a corpse is such an offensive, unspeakable matter, in real life, that it is always a popular comedic device, onscreen. The facetious handling of international border issues helps to lighten the tension over current security and immigration debates.

Peter Lorre is so awesome. Hulu, I want more Peter Lorre!

That was a hilarious episode! And Peter Lorre is brilliant!!!!

Great Show Great Actors.
But it is of its time.

As a typical gringo, I am not all that sensitive to Mexican sensitivities. But this episode really denigrated Mexican culture at so many levels, not the least of which is that Lorre is certainly not Mexican! And all in the service of a lousy plot! Except for the pleasure of seeing a young Peppard, this one was a total disapointment.

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Season 4					All
39	Appointment at Eleven	26:04	10/11/1959
38	The Crystal Trench	26:04	10/04/1959
37	Arthur	26:06	09/27/1959
36	Invitation to an Accident	25:59	06/21/1959
35	Touche	25:56	06/14/1959
34	A True Account	26:04	06/07/1959
33	The Dusty Drawer	26:03	05/31/1959
32	The Human Interest Story	26:03	05/24/1959
31	Your Witness	24:28	05/17/1959
30	A Night With the Boys	26:04	05/10/1959
29	Banquo's Chair	24:53	05/03/1959
28	The Impossible Dream	26:06	04/19/1959
27	The Waxwork	26:00	04/12/1959
26	Cheap is Cheap	26:06	04/05/1959
25	The Kind Waitress	26:04	03/29/1959
24	The Avon Emeralds	25:40	03/22/1959
23	I'll Take Care of You	26:15	03/15/1959
22	The Right Price	25:47	03/08/1959
21	Relative Value	26:04	03/01/1959
20	The Diamond Necklace	26:07	02/22/1959
19	The Morning of the Bride	26:02	02/15/1959
18	The Last Dark Step	26:03	02/08/1959
17	Total Loss	26:04	02/01/1959
16	Out There: Darkness	26:01	01/25/1959
15	A Personal Matter	26:03	01/18/1959
14	The Morning After	26:01	01/11/1959
13	Six People, No Music	25:02	01/04/1959
12	Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore	26:01	12/28/1958
11	And the Desert Shall Blossom	25:03	12/21/1958
10	Tea Time	25:01	12/14/1958
9	Murder Me Twice	24:54	12/07/1958
8	Safety for the Witness	25:57	11/23/1958
7	A Man With a Problem	26:00	11/16/1958
6	Design for Loving	25:43	11/09/1958
5	The $2,000,000 Defense	26:04	11/02/1958
4	The Crooked Road	26:10	10/26/1958
3	The Jokester	25:42	10/19/1958
2	Don't Interrupt	25:57	10/12/1958
1	Poison	26:02	10/05/1958
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