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DramaCrime

Yield to the Night

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

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

Release Date : 1956-06-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kenneth Harper ProductionAssociated British Picture Corporation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Blonde Sinner

Cast

Diana Dors

Character Name : Mary Price Hilton

Original Name : Diana Dors

Gender : Female

Yvonne Mitchell

Character Name : Matron Hilda MacFarlane

Original Name : Yvonne Mitchell

Gender : Female

Michael Craig

Character Name : Jim Lancaster

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Marie Ney

Character Name : Prison Governess

Original Name : Marie Ney

Gender : Female

Geoffrey Keen

Character Name : Prison Chaplain

Original Name : Geoffrey Keen

Gender : Male

Liam Redmond

Character Name : Prison Doctor

Original Name : Liam Redmond

Gender : Male

Olga Lindo

Character Name : Senior Matron Hill

Original Name : Olga Lindo

Gender : Female

Joan Miller

Character Name : Matron Barker

Original Name : Joan Miller

Gender : Female

Marjorie Rhodes

Character Name : Matron Brandon

Original Name : Marjorie Rhodes

Gender : Female

Molly Urquhart

Character Name : Mason

Original Name : Molly Urquhart

Gender : Female

Mary Mackenzie

Character Name : Matron

Original Name : Mary Mackenzie

Gender : Female

Harry Locke

Character Name : Fred

Original Name : Harry Locke

Gender : Male

Michael Ripper

Character Name : Roy

Original Name : Michael Ripper

Gender : Male

Joyce Blair

Character Name : Doris

Original Name : Joyce Blair

Gender : Female

Charles Clay

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Charles Clay

Gender : Male

Athene Seyler

Character Name : Miss Bligh

Original Name : Athene Seyler

Gender : Female

Peggy Livesey

Character Name : Nursing Sister

Original Name : Peggy Livesey

Gender : Male

Mona Washbourne

Character Name : Mrs. Thomas, landlady

Original Name : Mona Washbourne

Gender : Female

Alec Finter

Character Name : Mr. Thomas, landlord

Original Name : Alec Finter

Gender : Male

Marianne Stone

Character Name : Richardson

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Mercia Shaw

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Mercia Shaw

Gender : Male

Charles Lloyd Pack

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Charles Lloyd Pack

Gender : Male

Dandy Nichols

Character Name : Mrs. Price

Original Name : Dandy Nichols

Gender : Female

John Charlesworth

Character Name : Alan Price

Original Name : John Charlesworth

Gender : Male

Frank Hawkins

Character Name : Police Sergeant

Original Name : Frank Hawkins

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-26

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 that he would choose her. When tragedy strikes, her course of revenge is set and... Most of the backstory is delivered to us as dreams; when she is awake and killing time in her room she begins to befriend "MacFarlane" (Yvonne Mitchell) - a outwardly hard-nosed woman but one in whom "Mary" begins to realise she can trust as she wrestles with her conscience, and visits from her estranged husband, her mother and her younger brother - all of whom she would rather not see. J. Lee Thompson starts this off simply and then allows Miss Dors to show us how to deliver a strong, characterful, performance. This is well paced, perhaps a little over-scored but a well delivered drama that proves compelling to watch and shows this star had plenty of serious actor strings to her bow. Well worth a watch, this film.