Turn the Key Softly

2/3/19541h 21m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ An Intimate Study in Passion and Suspense...! ~

Overview:

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

Director:

Jack Lee

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

london, england
prostitute
based on novel or book
burglar
ex-con

Cast

Yvonne Mitchell

~ as ~

Monica Marsden

Terence Morgan

~ as ~

David

Joan Collins

~ as ~

Stella Jarvis

Kathleen Harrison

~ as ~

Granny Quilliam

Thora Hird

~ as ~

Mrs. Rowan, landlady

Geoffrey Keen

~ as ~

Mr Gregory

Simone Silva

~ as ~

Marie (uncredited)

Dorothy Alison

~ as ~

Joan

Glyn Houston

~ as ~

Bob

Russell Waters

~ as ~

George Jenkins

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
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.