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CrimeDrama

Turn the Key Softly

- An Intimate Study in Passion and Suspense...!

A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.

Release Date : 1953-04-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Maurice Cowan Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Yvonne Mitchell

Character Name : Monica Marsden

Original Name : Yvonne Mitchell

Gender : Female

Terence Morgan

Character Name : David

Original Name : Terence Morgan

Gender : Male

Joan Collins

Character Name : Stella Jarvis

Original Name : Joan Collins

Gender : Female

Kathleen Harrison

Character Name : Granny Quilliam

Original Name : Kathleen Harrison

Gender : Female

Thora Hird

Character Name : Mrs. Rowan, landlady

Original Name : Thora Hird

Gender : Female

Geoffrey Keen

Character Name : Mr Gregory

Original Name : Geoffrey Keen

Gender : Male

Simone Silva

Character Name : Marie (uncredited)

Original Name : Simone Silva

Gender : Female

Dorothy Alison

Character Name : Joan

Original Name : Dorothy Alison

Gender : Female

Glyn Houston

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Glyn Houston

Gender : Male

Russell Waters

Character Name : George Jenkins

Original Name : Russell Waters

Gender : Male

Clive Morton

Character Name : Walters

Original Name : Clive Morton

Gender : Male

Richard Massingham

Character Name : Bystander

Original Name : Richard Massingham

Gender : Male

Edward Evans

Character Name : Commissionaire (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Evans

Gender : Male

Lyn Evans

Character Name : Butcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Lyn Evans

Gender : Male

Hilda Fenemore

Character Name : Granny's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Hilda Fenemore

Gender : Female

Fred Griffiths

Character Name : Newspaper Seller (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Griffiths

Gender : Male

Vi Stevens

Character Name : Barmaid (uncredited)

Original Name : Vi Stevens

Gender : Male

Toke Townley

Character Name : Prison Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Toke Townley

Gender : Male

Herbert C. Walton

Character Name : Man in Pub (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert C. Walton

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

Three women are released from prison at the same time on the same day and arrange to meet for a drink later that evening. Their paths diverge with one - petty shoplifter Kathleen Harrison anxious to get home to her "Tommy"; Joan Collins to her bus conductor boyfriend "Bob" (Glyn Houston) and finally Yvonne Mitchell ("Monica") who appears to have been set up by her safe-cracking boyfriend "David" (Terence Morgan). The narrative tracks their day - sometimes joyful, sometimes sad - but usually interesting. Sadly, Collins, who has a bit of a penchant for fleecing elderly men, adds very little to the proceedings; it's down to an engaging performance from Harrison and a troubled one from Mitchell to inject some humour, depth and personality to this curious triptych. The last half hour dominates the well written screenplay as a tense rooftop robbery goes awry, and the cops close in... It's got some interesting scenes from post war London, a lovely one where folks cram onto the tube, just as they do 70 years later, and a sense of the glamour and social divisions that were starting to fade as Britain emerged from the War years, and is worth watching for that alone.