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Yield to the Night( 1956)

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The Man-By-Man Story of a Lost Soul!

Overview

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Diana Dors

      Mary Price Hilton

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      Yvonne Mitchell

      Matron Hilda MacFarlane

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      Michael Craig

      Jim Lancaster

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      Marie Ney

      Prison Governess

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      Geoffrey Keen

      Prison Chaplain

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      Liam Redmond

      Prison Doctor

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      Olga Lindo

      Senior Matron Hill

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      Joan Miller

      Matron Barker

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      Marjorie Rhodes

      Matron Brandon

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      Molly Urquhart

      Mason

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      Mary Mackenzie

      Matron

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      Harry Locke

      Fred

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      Michael Ripper

      Roy

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      Joyce Blair

      Doris

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      Charles Clay

      Bob

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      Athene Seyler

      Miss Bligh

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      Peggy Livesey

      Nursing Sister

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      Mona Washbourne

      Mrs. Thomas, landlady

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      Alec Finter

      Mr. Thomas, landlord

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      Marianne Stone

      Richardson

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      Mercia Shaw

      Lucy

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      Charles Lloyd Pack

      Lawyer

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      Dandy Nichols

      Mrs. Price

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      John Charlesworth

      Alan Price

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      Frank Hawkins

      Police Sergeant

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Feb 26 2023
    This is a super vehicle for Diana Dors as the imprisoned "Mary". We know right from the start that she gunned down "Lucy" outside her mews cottage, and that her appeal has failed. Death row looms as she sits in her cell, accompanied at all times by two prison officers, awaiting a reprieve that may, or may not, come. Whilst she waits, we wait - and we learn a little about just what drove her to commit this cold-blooded crime. You see, she fell in love with the rather weak "Jim" (Michael Craig) and when she discovered that he was in love with someone else, she struggled to cope. Always hoping tha...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • death penalty
    • based on novel or book
    • cheating
    • narration
    • death row
    • death sentence
    • women's prison
    • prison guard
    • flashback
    • film noir
    • murder
    • british noir
    • cell
    • death by hanging
    • shooting