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Charade (1953 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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
Soundtrack
References
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