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