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
Early British film highlighting homosexuality
Intriguing British drama about a priest, underplayed brilliantly by Anthony Quale, who also is a bit of a local football hero, tries to bring redemption to the local teddy boys, this being 1959, and appears to avoid women like the plague, the implication being, is he gay or not? It all comes to a head when the main thug, played by Andrew Ray, gets a girl pregnant, and after a tragic accident, is confronted by Quale who is then falsely accused of 'interferring' with Ray, a quaint 1950's way of saying he molested him. Sarah Churchill, who is perhaps a bit old for her role, she was in her mid 40's at the time, holds the key to his innocence in the matter and eventually it all plays out but we are left wondering still, was he supposed to be gay or not? I don't think we were meant to really know as it was 1959 and mainstream films only ever dropped hints back then. At one point, Percy Herbert, playing Andrew Ray's violent father says, ' We haven't got one of them in the parish have we?'. Apparently back then, it was alright to beat the hell out of your son with a strap, backed up by the local copper, but not to be gay, clearly a despicable state of being then. Nevertheless, very interesting to compare how things have changed, and I do remember when people thought like this, but best of all, a wonderful performance by Anthony Quale who hold the film together with some otherwise dodgy performances, like Cliff Richard's first acting role.
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- Maverick1962
- Oct 11, 2015
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- 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)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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