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Serious Charge

  • 1959
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
248
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Serious Charge (1959)
Drama

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.

  • Director
    • Terence Young
  • Writers
    • Guy Elmes
    • Mickey Delamar
    • Philip King
  • Stars
    • Anthony Quayle
    • Sarah Churchill
    • Andrew Ray
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    248
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terence Young
    • Writers
      • Guy Elmes
      • Mickey Delamar
      • Philip King
    • Stars
      • Anthony Quayle
      • Sarah Churchill
      • Andrew Ray
    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Leigh Madison and Andrew Ray in Serious Charge (1959)
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    Anthony Quayle
    Anthony Quayle
    • Rev. Howard Phillips
    Sarah Churchill
    Sarah Churchill
    • Hester Peters
    Andrew Ray
    Andrew Ray
    • Larry Thompson
    Irene Browne
    Irene Browne
    • Mrs. Phillips
    Percy Herbert
    Percy Herbert
    • Bill Thompson
    Noel Howlett
    Noel Howlett
    • Rev. Peters
    Wensley Pithey
    • Police Sergeant Harrison
    Leigh Madison
    Leigh Madison
    • Mary Williams
    Judith Furse
    Judith Furse
    • Miss Langton - Probation Officer
    Jean Cadell
    Jean Cadell
    • Almshouse Matron
    Wilfrid Brambell
    Wilfrid Brambell
    • Verger
    Olive Sloane
    Olive Sloane
    • Mrs. Browning
    George Roderick
    George Roderick
    • Fishmonger
    Cliff Richard
    Cliff Richard
    • Curley Thompson
    Liliane Brousse
    Liliane Brousse
    • Michelle
    Jess Conrad
    Jess Conrad
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Devereux
    • Sexy Girl in Coffee Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Dourof
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Young
    • Writers
      • Guy Elmes
      • Mickey Delamar
      • Philip King
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Bit of Scarlet (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Living Doll
      by Lionel Bart

      Cliff Richard song

      Accompanied by The Shadows (as The Drifters) (uncredited)

    User reviews12

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    6/10
    Reflects attitudes of the era.
    Anthony Quayle plays a vicar who somehow manages to combine the role of vicar of a parish and professional footballer.He never seems to be doing any training.The fact that he is not married concerns his mother.She encourages a rather past it Sarah Churchill to make a pass at him.Meantime Quayle seems to have his hands full trying to run a youth club for which he really seems to have no aptitude or empathy whatsoever.He seems to make more enemies than friends.His troubles only begin when he rebuffs the advances made to him by Churchill.From thereon it is all downhill for him.Interesting film which preserves the attitudes of the time.Also little is directly said about the sexuality of Quayle' s character.
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    • malcolmgsw
    • Sep 26, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • 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)
    • Production company
      • Alva Films (Denham)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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