Charade (1953 film)

Charade
Directed by	Roy Kellino
Written by	James Mason Pamela Mason Scott Forbes & Bruce Lister
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	1953
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

External links

• Charade at IMDb
• Charade is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive