Charade (1954)
A man will go far to find out about life and love... very far indeed!
83 min
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.
- Release date
- September 16, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- James Mason as The Murderer
- James Mason as Maj. Linden
- James Mason as Jonah Watson (segment: Portrait of a murderer) (segment: Duel at Dawn) (segment: The Midas Touch)
- Pamela Mason as The Artist
- Pamela Mason as Pamela
- Pamela Mason as Baroness Tanslan
- 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
- Harry Hayden as Barber
Crew
- Roy Kellino · Director
- Scott Forbes · Writer
- Bruce Lester · Writer
- James Mason · Writer
- Pamela Mason · Writer
- James Mason · Producer
- Maurice Wright · Editor