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19 April 1953. ( 1953-04-19) Running time. 81 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Turn the Key Softly is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan.
Turn the Key Softly: Directed by Jack Lee. With Yvonne Mitchell, Terence Morgan, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison. Follows three women through their first day of freedom after they are released from prison.
- (715)
- Crime, Drama
- Jack Lee
- 1954-02-03
Turn the Key Softly is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan. Lee and producer Maurice Cowan also wrote the screenplay, based on the 1951 novel of the same title by John Brophy, dealing with the first 24 hours of freedom for three women released on ...
Mar 10, 2021 · March 10, 2021 · by Eric Binford · in 1953. Synopsis: After spending time in jail, a burglar’s girlfriend (Yvonne Mitchell, Tiger Bay ), a prostitute (Joan Collins, Land of the Pharaohs ) and a compulsive shoplifter (Kathleen Harrison, David Lean’s Oliver Twist ) attempt to move on with their lives.
Director, Screenplay. Maurice Cowan. Screenplay. Reviews. Discussions. A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Absolutely loved this Rank women-just-out-of-prison B-side by Jack Lee, a real comfort watch. Three on a Match vibes with Yvonne Mitchell as the bitter woman left holding the bag and young Joan Collins as a sex worker getting ready to marry into the Salvation Army. With Kathleen Harrison as a recidivist kleptomaniac, and a little Thora Hird ...
Based on a novel by John Brophy, Turn the Key Softly takes place within a single day. The film follows the exploits of three newly released female convicts. Monica (Yvonne Mitchell) is full of hatred for the man who led her into a life of crime. Stella (Joan Collins) is an impulsive streetwalker who is determined not to return to her old lifestyle.
