Film
Serious Charge
United Kingdom- Age rating
- PG
- Director
- Terence Young
- Year
- 1959
Never Has the Screen Been So Bold!
Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife. He tells her he's not interested. When he confronts a tough kid about something the youth has done, the lad sets out to frame the vicar. Hester, who's walked in on the confrontation, backs the youth's story. The town sides with her and the lad, turning against Phillips. He has a crisis of faith. What options does he have; can no one help him, his reputation, or his calling?
Top cast
Anthony Quayle
Reverend Howard Phillips
Sarah Churchill
Hester Peters
Andrew Ray
Larry Thompson
Irene Browne
Mrs Phillips
Cliff Richard
Curley Thompson
Percy Herbert
Mr Thompson
Noel Howlett
Mr Peters
Leigh Madison
Mary Williams
Liliane Brousse
Michelle
Judith Furse
Probation Officer
Wensley Pithey
Police Sergeant
Wilfrid Brambell
Verger
Jean Cadell
Almshouse Matron
Olive Sloane
Mrs Browning
George Roderick
Fishmonger
Jess Conrad
Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Devereux
Sexy Girl in Coffee Bar (uncredited)
Philip Lowrie
Boy in Coffee Bar/Larry's Gang (uncredited)
Directed by
Terence Young
Written by
Guy Elmes, Mickey Delamar
Produced by
Mickey Delamar
