Immoral Charge


1h 39m 1962

Film Details

Also Known As
A Touch of Hell, Serious Charge
Release Date
Jan 1962
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Mar 1962
Production Company
Alva Films
Distribution Company
Governor Films
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Serious Charge by Philip King (London, 17 Feb 1955).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Ex-army chaplain Howard Phillips, vicar in a small English town, copes with a serious juvenile delinquency problem by developing programs for youth activities designed to keep most of the town's adolescents out of trouble. One young man, Larry Thompson, however, refuses to take any moral responsibility for the pregnancy of his girl friend; on her way home from confessing her story to Howard, she is killed in an automobile accident. Before Howard can inform Larry's family about the girl, Larry diverts their attention by falsely accusing Howard of making advances to him. Hester Peters, daughter of the former vicar, has been frustrated in her attempts to obtain Howard's love and affirms Larry's story. Howard's mother intervenes and persuades Hester to help discredit Larry, and the two women succeed in clearing Howard.

Film Details

Also Known As
A Touch of Hell, Serious Charge
Release Date
Jan 1962
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Mar 1962
Production Company
Alva Films
Distribution Company
Governor Films
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Serious Charge by Philip King (London, 17 Feb 1955).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Color
Black and White

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Notes

Released in Great Britain in 1959 as Serious Charge; running time: 99 min (cut from 105 min). Rereleased in the U. S. in 1964 as A Touch of Hell.