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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.
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- 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 ...
An Intimate Study in Passion and Suspense...! Overview. A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail. Jack Lee. Director, Screenplay. Maurice Cowan. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by CinemaSerf on March 28, 2022. A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Three women are released from prison to begin their lives anew, less a "intimate study in passion and suspense" than it is a Best Years of Our Lives or reverse 25th Hour that follows the women's struggles to acclimate within society again and circumvent their dark secrets.
Three women are released from Holloway prison on the same morning into the bustle of post-war London with its trolleybuses and rationing. They meet for a meal in the West End in the evening after a day trying to pick up their lives, and at least two of them need to decide whether it is time to start afresh. — J-26.
