The Case of Charles Peace

1949

1h 28m

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Charles Peace leads a double life, by day he's a respected local businessman, but by night he's a professional thief who stops at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.

Directors

Norman Lee

Writers

Doris Davison(screenplay by)

Norman Lee(screenplay by)

Stars

Valentine Dyall

Michael Martin Harvey

Chili Bouchier

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Top cast

Valentine Dyall

Storyteller

Michael Martin Harvey

Charles Peace

Chili Bouchier

Katherine Dyson

Bruce Belfrage

Counsel for Prosecution

Ronald Adam

Counsel for Defence

Roberta Huby

Sue Thompson

Peter Forbes-Robertson

William Habron

Mary

Arthur Dyson

Hannah Peace

John Habron

Father O'Brien

Mr. Justice Lopes

Mr. Justice Hawkins

Mr. Justice Lindley

Inspector Phillips

Mr. Brion

Mrs. Brion

Directors

Norman Lee

Writers

Doris Davison(screenplay by)

Norman Lee(screenplay by)

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I am always fascinated with real-life detective stories when the police couldn't rely on technology to help solve crime. The fact that Peace was actually sent to jail under an assumed name for another crime and nobody made a connection just shows how much luck was a part of this process as was skill. The acting is a bit wooden, the disguises do test your patience and the script is a little ponderous at times but overall the story has held up quite well 70 years after it was made in 1949.

Geronimo196709 Jul, 2022