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Serious Charge (1959)
Directed by Terence Young
Overview
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?
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Anthony Quayle | Sarah Churchill | Andrew Ray | Irene Browne | Cliff Richard | Percy Herbert | Noel Howlett | Leigh Madison | Liliane Brousse | Judith Furse | Wensley Pithey | Wilfrid Brambell | Jean Cadell | Olive Sloane | George Roderick | Jess Conrad | Marie Devereux | Philip Lowrie | Julie Martin | Wilfred Pickles