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Turn the Key Softly

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6.2/10 • 13

1953-04-291h 21m

CrimeDrama

An Intimate Study in Passion and Suspense...!

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

Directors
Jack Lee

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  1. Yvonne Mitchell

    Yvonne Mitchell

    Monica Marsden

  2. Terence Morgan

    Terence Morgan

    David

  3. Joan Collins

    Joan Collins

    Stella Jarvis

  4. Kathleen Harrison

    Kathleen Harrison

    Granny Quilliam

  5. Thora Hird

    Thora Hird

    Mrs. Rowan, landlady

  6. Geoffrey Keen

    Geoffrey Keen

    Mr Gregory

  7. Simone Silva

    Simone Silva

    Marie (uncredited)

  8. Dorothy Alison

    Dorothy Alison

    Joan

  9. Glyn Houston

    Glyn Houston

    Bob

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CinemaSerf

Mar 28, 2022

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
london, englandprostitutebased on novel or bookburglarex-con