Serious Charge
Serious Charge
Release: 1959-04-30
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 5.8
Drama
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?
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Cast
Sarah Churchill
as Hester Peters
Andrew Ray
as Larry Thompson
Percy Herbert
as Mr Thompson
Liliane Brousse
as Michelle
Judith Furse
as Probation Officer
Wilfrid Brambell
as Verger
Jess Conrad
as Dancer (uncredited)
Philip Lowrie
as Boy in Coffee Bar/Larry's Gang (uncredited)
Anthony Quayle
as Reverend Howard Phillips
Irene Browne
as Mrs Phillips
Jean Cadell
as Almshouse Matron
Olive Sloane
as Mrs Browning
Marie Devereux
as Sexy Girl in Coffee Bar (uncredited)
Wilfred Pickles
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Cliff Richard
as Curley Thompson
Leigh Madison
as Mary Williams
Noel Howlett
as Mr Peters
Wensley Pithey
as Police Sergeant
