Charade
- IMDb link: 0045620
- IMDb rating: 6.5 (332 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Roy Kellino
- Cast: James Mason, Scott Forbes, Pamela Mason, Paul Cavanagh and others
- Release date: 16 Sep 1954
- Release year: 1954
- Runtime: 83 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, austria, austria hungary, europe, duel, mason and p. mason
Plot:
This is an anthology film, with a frame story and three stories with different characters. 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.