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DramaCrime

Women of Twilight

- The Film of the Play by Sylvia Rayman That Makes 'No Room at the Inn' Look Like a Bedtime Story!

When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific secret.

Release Date : 1953-01-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Romulus FilmsAngel Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Twilight Women

Cast

Freda Jackson

Character Name : Mrs. Helen 'Nelly' Alistair

Original Name : Freda Jackson

Gender : Female

Rène Ray

Character Name : Vivianne Bruce

Original Name : Rène Ray

Gender : Female

Lois Maxwell

Character Name : Christine "Chris" Ralston

Original Name : Lois Maxwell

Gender : Female

Laurence Harvey

Character Name : Jerry Nolan

Original Name : Laurence Harvey

Gender : Male

Vida Hope

Character Name : Jessie Smithson

Original Name : Vida Hope

Gender : Female

Dora Bryan

Character Name : Olga

Original Name : Dora Bryan

Gender : Female

Joan Dowling

Character Name : Rosie Gordon

Original Name : Joan Dowling

Gender : Female

Dorothy Gordon

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Dorothy Gordon

Gender : Female

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Character Name : Lilli

Original Name : Ingeborg von Kusserow

Gender : Female

Mary Germaine

Character Name : Veronica

Original Name : Mary Germaine

Gender : Female

Clare James

Character Name : Molly

Original Name : Clare James

Gender : Male

Betty Henderson

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Betty Henderson

Gender : Male

Bruce Beeby

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Beeby

Gender : Male

Arnold Bell

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnold Bell

Gender : Male

Marguerite Brennan

Character Name : Miriam

Original Name : Marguerite Brennan

Gender : Male

Harry Brunning

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Brunning

Gender : Male

Cyril Conway

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril Conway

Gender : Male

Liam Gaffney

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Liam Gaffney

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Goodheart

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Geoffrey Goodheart

Gender : Male

Edna Morris

Character Name : Second Landlady

Original Name : Edna Morris

Gender : Female

Arthur Mullard

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Mullard

Gender : Male

Dandy Nichols

Character Name : Third Landlady

Original Name : Dandy Nichols

Gender : Female

Katharine Page

Character Name : First Landlady

Original Name : Katharine Page

Gender : Female

Roy Russell

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Russell

Gender : Male

Cyril Smith

Character Name : Flinton

Original Name : Cyril Smith

Gender : Male

Ben Williams

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Ben Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-09

Dora Bryan's voice always appeared on screen at least half an hour before she did - and she's just as personable here in this gritty tale of a pregnant chanteuse, "Vivianne" (Rene Ray) who rents a room in a house while her lover - the crooning Laurence Harvey ("Jerry") is being tried for murder. It doesn't take long for her to discover that their landlady "Nelly" (Freda Jackson) has a pretty sinister ulterior motive and habitually preys on women down on their luck - and she determines she is not going to be her latest victim. Gordon Parry has done quite an efficient job with Sylvia Rayman's play - and for the early 1950s, the rather sordid subject matter is probably more remarkable than any of the performances - though Jackson is quite menacing and Lois Maxwell delivers quite strongly too. It's certainly worth a watch as, embellished or not, it does depict a seedier side of life that is pretty unpleasant. You may also recognise the song "I Can't Believe that You're gone", too.