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) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Charade is a 1953 black and white American anthology film directed by Roy Kellino. [1] It consists of a trio of short stories introduced by and starring James Mason and his wife Pamela. [2] [3]
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.
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) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Charade is a 1953 black and white American anthology film directed by Roy Kellino. [1] It consists of a trio of short stories introduced by and starring James Mason and his wife Pamela. [2] [3]
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.