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The Case of Charles Peace (also known as The Trials of Charley Peace and Trials of Charles Peace) is a 1949 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier and Valentine Dyall. The screenplay was by Lee and Doris Davison, based on the real-life Victorian murderer Charles Peace.




Plot


The story of the nineteenth century burglar and murderer Charles Peace is told in flashback in a lecture by Sir Clement Barnes KC at Hendon Police College: Peace's murder of Arthur Dyson, his subsequent false identities, his career as a burglar, and his shooting of a policeman. For these crimes he is eventually arrested, tried, and sentenced to death by hanging.




Cast


Michael Martin Harvey as Charles Peace
Chili Bouchier as Katherine Dyson
Valentine Dyall as Storyteller Sir Clement Barnes KC
Bruce Belfrage as prosecution counsel Foster
Ronald Adam as defence counsel Lockwood
Roberta Huby as Sue Thompson
Peter Forbes-Robertson as William Habron
Kathleen Rooney as Mary
Richard Shayne as Arthur Dyson
Jean Shepeard as Hannah Peace
John Kelly as Father O'Brien
Peter Gawthorne as Mr. Justice Lopes
Hamilton Deane as Mr. Justice Hawkins
Robert McLachlan as Mr. Justice Lindley
Gordon Court as Inspector Phillips
Bartlett Mullins as Mr. Brion
Rose Howlett as Mrs. Brion
Liam Gaffney as Leresche
Howard Douglas as Littlewood
Edward Evans as Police Sergeant (uncredited)




Reception


The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Apart from too many flashbacks within flashbacks, which are apt to confuse, this is a well-made, interesting and wholly absorbing film of an authentic story based on records of British justice. Much of the films success is due to Michael Martin-Harvey's brilliant characterisation of the eccentric, Jekyll and Hyde-like Peace. Chili Bouchier makes a successful come-back as Katherine, and heads an adequate supporting cast."
Kine Weekly wrote: "Michael Martin-Harvey, mincing and menacing in turn, does a sound acting job as Charlie Peace. Chili Bouchier, Jean Shepeard and Roberta Huby are slightly less effective as Mrs. Dyson, Mrs. Peace and Sue Thompson, respectively."
Picture Show wrote: "Thoroughly entertaining within its modest limits is this reconstruction of the amazing career of Charles Peace ... Michael Martin-Harvey gives a compelling prformance as the sinister little man."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Good central performance holds the attention."




References






External links


The Case of Charles Peace at IMDb

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