Isobel Elsom (backseat) in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Diplomatic Corpse
Isobel Elsom (1893 - 1981)
Film Deaths[]
- Ladies in Retirement (1941) [Leonara Fiske]: Strangled with a shawl (off-camera) by Ida Lupino while Isobel is sitting at the piano; we only hear the sound of the struggle after Ida comes up behind her. Her body is not shown afterwards.
- Over-exposed (1956) [Mrs. Payton Ridege]: Dies of a heart attack during her birthday celebration at a nightclub.
TV Deaths[]
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Back for Christmas (1956) [Hermonie Carpenter]: Bludgeoned to death with a lead pipe by John Williams in a cellar; we only see a close-up of John as he brings the pipe down, followed by a scene of him finishing up and burying her.
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) [Minnie Findlater]: Dies offscreen of a stroke a little while before her husband John Williams arrives home intending to shoot her. (Thanks to Brian)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Diplomatic Corpse (1957) [Mrs. Tait]: Dies of a heart attack while riding in the car with George Peppard and Mary Scott; George and Mary don't realize she's dead until they try to wake her up after arriving in Mexico.
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mrs. Maurice Elvey (director)
- Mrs. Carl Harbord (widowed)