Drama ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1956 · 1h 39m

Yield to the Night

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Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
Diana Dors as Mary Price Hilton Yvonne Mitchell as Matron Hilda MacFarlane Michael Craig as Jim Lancaster Marie Ney as Prison Governess Geoffrey Keen as Prison Chaplain Liam Redmond as Prison Doctor
Crew
Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography Richard Best — Editor Ray Martin — Original Music Composer John Cresswell — Screenplay Joan Henry — Screenplay Joan Henry — Novel
Tagline

The Man-By-Man Story of a Lost Soul!

Synopsis

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

Mood & Themes
death penaltybased on novel or bookcheatingnarrationdeath rowdeath sentencewomen's prisonprison guardflashbackfilm noirmurderbritish noir
Key Collaborators
J. Lee Thompson Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography Richard Best Editor Ray Martin Original Music Composer John Cresswell Screenplay Joan Henry Screenplay Joan Henry Novel Kenneth Harper Producer
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