Charade

Charade

82 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1953

This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws sketches of a mysterious neighbor. She is unaware that the man is a murderer. "Duel at Dawn" is set in 1880s Austria. Two military officers fight a duel, with the survivor free to claim the heart of their shared love interest. "The Midas Touch" is a romance story of sorts. Jonah Watson is a successful American businessman, but is disgruntled with his life. He emigrates to England to start a new life, and works as a common servant. But he falls in love with a cockney maid who dreams of marrying into wealth.

Charade

82 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1953

Charade
This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws sketches of a mysterious neighbor. She is unaware that the man is a murderer. "Duel at Dawn" is set in 1880s Austria. Two military officers fight a duel, with the survivor free to claim the heart of their shared love interest. "The Midas Touch" is a romance story of sorts. Jonah Watson is a successful American businessman, but is disgruntled with his life. He emigrates to England to start a new life, and works as a common servant. But he falls in love with a cockney maid who dreams of marrying into wealth.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Portland Pictures
Original title Charade
Directors Roy Kellino
Writers Scott Forbes, Pamela Mason, Bruce Lester, James Mason

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