Very daring for its day (1959) "Serious Charge" may now look very much
like a period piece yet this British movie about a vicar falsely accused
of molesting a teenage boy still packs a punch thanks in large part to a
fine script by Guy Elmes and Mickey Delamar and good performances from
Anthony Quayle as the vicar, Andrew Ray as the boy who makes the
allegation, Sarah Churchill as the woman who has the hots for Quayle
and, perhaps best of all, Irene Browne as Quayle's no-nonsense mother.
It was also the film that introduced a young Cliff Richard to the big
screen as Ray's younger brother, (he sings "Livin' Doll"). Now Cliff and
the teenage teraways are the films weakest links which in all other
respects treats its subject seriously and with a surprising degree of
intelligence. It's almost unimaginable that a similar film would have
been made in America at this time.Saturday, 20 July 2019
SERIOUS CHARGE **
Very daring for its day (1959) "Serious Charge" may now look very much
like a period piece yet this British movie about a vicar falsely accused
of molesting a teenage boy still packs a punch thanks in large part to a
fine script by Guy Elmes and Mickey Delamar and good performances from
Anthony Quayle as the vicar, Andrew Ray as the boy who makes the
allegation, Sarah Churchill as the woman who has the hots for Quayle
and, perhaps best of all, Irene Browne as Quayle's no-nonsense mother.
It was also the film that introduced a young Cliff Richard to the big
screen as Ray's younger brother, (he sings "Livin' Doll"). Now Cliff and
the teenage teraways are the films weakest links which in all other
respects treats its subject seriously and with a surprising degree of
intelligence. It's almost unimaginable that a similar film would have
been made in America at this time.
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