| Charade | |
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| Directed by | Roy Kellino |
| Written by | James Mason Pamela Mason Scott Forbes & Bruce Lester |
| Based on | Duel at Dawn by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | James Mason |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Maurice Wright |
| Production company | Portland Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation (UK) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Charade is a 1953 black and white American anthology film directed by Roy Kellino. It consists of a trio of short stories introduced by and starring James Mason and his wife Pamela.
Plot
In "Portrait of a Murderer," a cynical young artist (Pamela Mason) absentmindedly sketches her neighbour (James Mason) who, unbeknownst to her, is a murderer. In "Duel at Dawn," in 1880s Austria, two officers (Mason and Scott Forbes) fight a duel for the love of a Baroness (Pamela Mason). In "The Midas Touch," Jonah Watson (James Mason), a successful businessman in New York, is dissatisfied with his life, and moves to England to start again. Working as a servant, he falls in love with Lilly (Pamela Mason), a Cockney maid who dreams of bettering herself.
Cast
- James Mason as The Murderer / Maj. Linden / Jonah Watson
- Pamela Mason as The Artist / Pamela / Baroness Tanslan / Lilly
- Scott Forbes as Capt. Stamm
- Paul Cavanagh as Col. Heisler
- Bruce Lester as Capt. van Buren
- John Dodsworth as Lt. Meyerdorf
- Judy Osborne as Dotty
- Sean McClory as Jack Stuydevant
- Vince Barnett as Berg
References
- "Charade (1953)". Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
- "Charade (1953) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- Group, Gale; Craddock, Jim (August 2000). Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee: The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc. Visible Ink Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-57859-120-6.
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External links
- Charade at IMDb
- Charade at the TCM Movie Database
- Charade is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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