Yield to the Night
Based on the book... • Crime, Drama, UR
Inspired by the tragic life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, this was the Siren from Swindon's bid for a serious acting career. Desperate to shake off her buxom dumb-blonde image, Dors brought compassion and sensitivity to the role, but this didnít stop the studios sensationalising the US release and re-titling it Blonde Sinner.
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The Queen of Spades
The distinguished British film director Thorold Dickinson (1903-1984), made only nine features in a chequered but remarkable film-making career which began in 1936 and ended in 1955. He subsequently became Britainís first Professor of Film at the Slade School of Art and wrote the much re-printed ...
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Nowhere to Go
A rare, late excursion into noir for Ealing Studios, scripted by first-time director Holt and critic Ken Tynan and intended as 'the least Ealing film ever made'. A good-looking ex-con (George Nader) coolly robs an old lady of her coin collection, anticipating prison, but also the later recovery o...
