Storyteller
Valentine Dyall
Storyteller
Overview
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.
Cast
Charles Peace
Michael Martin Harvey
Charles Peace
Katherine Dyson
Chili Bouchier
Katherine Dyson
Counsel for Prosecution
Bruce Belfrage
Counsel for Prosecution
Counsel for Defence
Ronald Adam
Counsel for Defence
Sue Thompson
Roberta Huby
Sue Thompson
William Habron
Peter Forbes-Robertson
William Habron
Mary
Kathleen Rooney
Mary
Arthur Dyson
Richard Shayne
Arthur Dyson
Hannah Peace
Jean Shepeard
Hannah Peace
John Habron
Bob Cameron
John Habron
Father O'Brien
John Kelly
Father O'Brien
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
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