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United Kingdom
6.3 1h 21m

Turn the Key Softly

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

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

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Top Cast

  • Yvonne Mitchell

    Yvonne Mitchell

    Monica Marsden

  • Terence Morgan

    Terence Morgan

    David

  • Joan Collins

    Joan Collins

    Stella Jarvis

  • Kathleen Harrison

    Kathleen Harrison

    Granny Quilliam

  • Thora Hird

    Thora Hird

    Mrs. Rowan, landlady

  • Geoffrey Keen

    Geoffrey Keen

    Mr Gregory

  • Simone Silva

    Simone Silva

    Marie (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Alison

    Dorothy Alison

    Joan

  • Glyn Houston

    Glyn Houston

    Bob

Overview

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

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6.3 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Mar 28, 2022

    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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