Serious Charge

Serious Charge also known as A Touch of Hell is a British 1959 film now most notable for being Cliff Richards screen acting dbut in a minor supporting role. Directed by Terence Young, and written and produced by Mickey Delamar, the film was adapted from a stage play written by Philip King.

As a consequence of the malicious accusation, the Reverend Phillips is subjected to ridicule and abuse by his parishioners his cars tyres are slashed, and he receives poison pen letters. Matters are only resolved when his atheist mother Irene Browne arrives with a womans intuition, she quickly comprehends the situation, takes Hester to task, and compels her to tell the truth. Thompson duly receives his comeuppance at the hands of his father.The drawcard of the film was the cameo role of Cliff Richard, then a teenage pop idol, as Larry Thompsons layabout younger brother, Curley. Richard barely speaks in the film, other than to sing three songs, mostly notably Living Doll a numberin the British Charts in the local caf to the rather incongruous accompaniment of The Shadows still known as The Drifters at the time and the Norrie Paramour orchestra. A fellow delinquent was played by another 1950s rock and roll star, the uncredited Jess Conrad in an early acting performance. ........

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