The Case of Charles Peace
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The Case of Charles Peace is a 1949 British crime film
directed by Norman Lee
and starring Michael Martin Harvey
, Chili Bouchier
and Valentine Dyall
.
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Norman Lee
Norman Lee
-Selected filmography:Director* The Streets of London * Strip, Strip, Hooray * The Pride of the Force * The Outcast * Doctor's Orders * Spring in the Air * A Political Party...
and starring Michael Martin Harvey
Michael Martin Harvey
Michael Martin Harvey was a British actor. He was the son of John Martin-Harvey.-Selected filmography:* The Drum * Bedelia * The Monkey's Paw * The Case of Charles Peace * Torment...
, Chili Bouchier
Chili Bouchier
Chili Bouchier , later known as Dorothy Bouchier, was a British film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progressing to theatre later in her career.She made her first appearance as a child dancer at a...
and Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall was an English character actor, the son of veteran actor Franklin Dyall. Dyall was especially popular as a voice actor, due to his very distinctive sepulchral voice, he was known for many years as "The Man in Black", narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment With Fear.In...
.
Cast
- Michael Martin HarveyMichael Martin HarveyMichael Martin Harvey was a British actor. He was the son of John Martin-Harvey.-Selected filmography:* The Drum * Bedelia * The Monkey's Paw * The Case of Charles Peace * Torment...
... Charles Peace - Chili BouchierChili BouchierChili Bouchier , later known as Dorothy Bouchier, was a British film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progressing to theatre later in her career.She made her first appearance as a child dancer at a...
... Katherine Dyson - Valentine DyallValentine DyallValentine Dyall was an English character actor, the son of veteran actor Franklin Dyall. Dyall was especially popular as a voice actor, due to his very distinctive sepulchral voice, he was known for many years as "The Man in Black", narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment With Fear.In...
... Storyteller Sir Clement Barnes KC - Bruce BelfrageBruce BelfrageBruce Belfrage was an English actor and BBC newsreader.Like his brother, the author and journalist Cedric Belfrage, Bruce Belfrage was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk....
... Prosecution counsel Foster - Ronald AdamRonald Adam (actor)Ronald Adam OBE , born Ronald George Hinings Adams, was a British RAF officer, an actor on stage and screen and a successful theatre manager.-Early life:...
... Defence counsel Lockwood - Roberta Huby ... Sue Thompson
- Peter Forbes-Robertson ... William Habron
- Richard Shayne ... Arthur Dyson
- Peter GawthornePeter GawthornePeter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....
... Mr. Justice Lopes - Gordon Court ... Insp. Phillips
- Hamilton DeaneHamilton DeaneHamilton Deane was an Irish actor, playwright and director. He played a key role in popularising Bram Stoker's Dracula as a stage play and, later, a film.-Life:Deane was born in Clontarf, a suburb of Dublin...
... Mr. Justice Hawkins - Howard Douglas ... Littlewood
- Liam GaffneyLiam GaffneyLiam Gaffney was an Irish film and television actor.-Selected filmography:* The Londonderry Air * The Villiers Diamond * Irish and Proud of It * The Four Just Men...
... Leresche - Rose Howlett ... Mrs. Brion
- John KellyJohn Kelly- People :* John Kelly of Killanne , leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford* John Kelly , Congregational minister* John Larry Kelly, Jr. , originator of the Kelly criterion...
... Father O'Brien - Robert McLachlanRobert McLachlanRobert McLachlan is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. The 1992 Olympian now rides for the Drapac Porsche Development Program and a two-time series champion of the UCI Oceania Tour....
... Mr. Justice Lindley - Bartlett Mullins ... Mr. Brion
- Kathleen RooneyKathleen RooneyKathleen Rooney is an American writer and editor. She was born in Beckley, West Virginia and raised in the Midwest. She earned a B.A. from the George Washington University and an M.F.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College...
... Mary - Jean Shepeard ... Hannah Peace