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{{short description|1953 American film by Roy Kellino}}
{{short description|1953 American film by Roy Kellino}}

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'''''Charade''''' is a 1953 [[black and white]] American [[anthology film]] directed by [[Roy Kellino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7638c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150449/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7638c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2017|title=Charade (1953)|publisher=}}</ref> It consists of a trio of short stories introduced by and starring [[James Mason]] and his wife [[Pamela Mason|Pamela]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/charade-v8926|title=Charade (1953) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref>
'''''Charade''''' is a 1953 [[black and white]] American [[anthology film]] directed by [[Roy Kellino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7638c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150449/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7638c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2017|title=Charade (1953)|publisher=}}</ref> It consists of a trio of short stories introduced by and starring [[James Mason]] and his wife [[Pamela Mason|Pamela]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/charade-v8926|title=Charade (1953) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Group |first1=Gale |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhN80fMAmo0C |title=Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee: The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc |last2=Craddock |first2=Jim |date=August 2000 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=978-1-57859-120-6 |pages=195 |language=en}}</ref>


==Plot==
==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 City|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.
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 City|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==
==Cast==
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* [[Paul Cavanagh]] as Col. Heisler
* [[Paul Cavanagh]] as Col. Heisler
* [[Bruce Lester]] as Capt. van Buren
* [[Bruce Lester]] as Capt. van Buren
* John Dodsworth as Lt. Meyerdorf
* [[John Dodsworth (actor)|John Dodsworth]] as Lt. Meyerdorf
* Judy Osborne as Dotty
* Judy Osborne as Dotty
* [[Sean McClory]] as Jack Stuydevant
* [[Sean McClory]] as Jack Stuydevant
* [[Vince Barnett]] as Berg
* [[Vince Barnett]] as Berg

==Soundtrack==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0045620|title=Charade}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0045620|title=Charade}}
* {{amg movie|8926}}
* {{allMovie title|8926}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=556628}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=556628}}
* {{Internet Archive film|id=Charade_1953|name=Charade}}
* {{Internet Archive film|id=Charade_1953|name=Charade}}


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Charade
Directed byRoy Kellino
Written byJames Mason
Pamela Mason
Scott Forbes & Bruce Lester
Based onDuel at Dawn
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byJames Mason
StarringSee below
CinematographyErnest Miller
Joseph F. Biroc
Edited byMaurice Wright
Production
company
Portland Pictures
Distributed byMonarch Film Corporation (UK)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Charade (1953)". Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charade (1953) - Roy Kellino - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
  3. ^ 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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