A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.A vicar falsely accused of assaulting a youth attempts to prove his innocence and save his reputation.
Jess Conrad
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Marie Devereux
- Sexy Girl in Coffee Bar
- (uncredited)
Carol Dourof
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe song, "Living Doll" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (as The Drifters) was released as a single (in a different arrangement) as a spin off from this film. It was a British #1, and was the top-selling song of 1959.
- Quotes
Mrs. Phillips: Now, do let's sit down, Hester. You're taking to another woman, not one of those helpless males who can't discuss anything important or private without staring out of a window or looking confused.
Hester Peters: I don't wish to be rude...
Mrs. Phillips: You can, my dear, because I'm going to be extremely rude to you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Bit of Scarlet (1997)
- SoundtracksLiving Doll
by Lionel Bart
Cliff Richard song
Accompanied by The Shadows (as The Drifters) (uncredited)
Featured review
A serious and intelligence picture
Very daring for its day (1959) "Serious Charge" may now look very much like a period piece yet this British movie about a vicar falsely accused of molesting a teenage boy still packs a punch thanks in large part to a fine script by Guy Elmes and Mickey Delamar and good performances from Anthony Quayle as the vicar, Andrew Ray as the boy who makes the allegation, Sarah Churchill as the woman who has the hots for Quayle and, perhaps best of all, Irene Browne as Quayle's no-nonsense mother. It was also the film that introduced a young Cliff Richard to the big screen as Ray's younger brother, (he sings "Livin' Doll"). Now Cliff and the teenage teraways are the films weakest links which in all other respects treats its subject seriously and with a surprising degree of intelligence. It's almost unimaginable that a similar film would have been made in America at this time.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Schamlosen
- Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Boreham Wood - England)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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