A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.
Jess Conrad
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Marie Devereux
- Sexy Girl in Coffee Bar
- (uncredited)
Carol Dourof
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe song, "Living Doll" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (as The Drifters) was released as a single (in a different arrangement) as a spin off from this film. It was a British #1, and was the top-selling song of 1959.
- Quotes
Mrs. Phillips: Now, do let's sit down, Hester. You're taking to another woman, not one of those helpless males who can't discuss anything important or private without staring out of a window or looking confused.
Hester Peters: I don't wish to be rude...
Mrs. Phillips: You can, my dear, because I'm going to be extremely rude to you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Bit of Scarlet (1997)
- SoundtracksLiving Doll
by Lionel Bart
Cliff Richard song
Accompanied by The Shadows (as The Drifters) (uncredited)
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Surprisingly Frank
An unmarried vicar in a new parish (Quayle) accuses a local 19 year old of being partially responsible for the death of a teenage girl. In defiance, the young man claims the vicar molested him. Out of spite, his story is backed up by a local woman (Churchill) still furious that the vicar rejected her advances. Unfortunately for the vicar, the woman is a highly respected member of the community - her father is the previous clergyman.
Given that this film was released in 1959, its subject matter is pretty ground-breaking, especially for a British film. Yes, the depiction of disaffected youth hanging around coffee bars, breaking into swimming pools and grooving to Cliff Richard's Livin' Doll is a little clumsy (Richard is asked to do little in a secondary role other than sulk or croon), but in an era when folks weren't supposed to know about homosexuality (at least in the movies), this is quite a daring story, and occasionally quite subversive. We the audience are ever so slightly encouraged to wonder about Quayle's sexuality as he spurns the advances of a good churchy woman, seems oblivious to his sexy young French maid (!) and looks up to his strident mother (a wonderfully knowing performance by Irene Browne). Judith Furse's probation officer is also deliciously ambiguous...
So quite a grown up film then - a shame that these days it's probably only known for being Cliff's debut film.
Given that this film was released in 1959, its subject matter is pretty ground-breaking, especially for a British film. Yes, the depiction of disaffected youth hanging around coffee bars, breaking into swimming pools and grooving to Cliff Richard's Livin' Doll is a little clumsy (Richard is asked to do little in a secondary role other than sulk or croon), but in an era when folks weren't supposed to know about homosexuality (at least in the movies), this is quite a daring story, and occasionally quite subversive. We the audience are ever so slightly encouraged to wonder about Quayle's sexuality as he spurns the advances of a good churchy woman, seems oblivious to his sexy young French maid (!) and looks up to his strident mother (a wonderfully knowing performance by Irene Browne). Judith Furse's probation officer is also deliciously ambiguous...
So quite a grown up film then - a shame that these days it's probably only known for being Cliff's debut film.
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- robertconnor
- Aug 25, 2005
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- Also known as
- Die Schamlosen
- Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Boreham Wood - England)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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