Yield to the Night (1956)

NR06/19/1956Drama, Crime1h 39m
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The Man-By-Man Story of a Lost Soul!

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

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    Diana Dors

    Mary Price Hilton

  2. Cast 1

    Yvonne Mitchell

    Matron Hilda MacFarlane

  3. Cast 1

    Michael Craig

    Jim Lancaster

  4. Cast 1

    Marie Ney

    Prison Governess

  5. Cast 1

    Geoffrey Keen

    Prison Chaplain

  6. Cast 1

    Liam Redmond

    Prison Doctor

  7. Cast 1

    Olga Lindo

    Senior Matron Hill

  8. Cast 1

    Joan Miller

    Matron Barker

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    Marjorie Rhodes

    Matron Brandon

This is a super vehicle for Diana Dors as the imprisoned "Mary". We know right from the start that she gunned down "Lucy" outside her mews cottage, and that her appeal has failed. Death row looms as she sits in her cell, accompanied at all times by two prison officers, awaiting a reprieve that may, or may not, come. Whilst she waits, we wait - and we learn a little about just what drove her to commit this cold-blooded crime. You see, she fell in love with the rather weak "Jim" (Michael Craig) and when she discovered that he was in love with someone else, she struggled to cope. Always hoping th...