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The Man-By-Man Story of a Lost Soul! - Yield to the Night
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Title: Yield to the Night

Release Date: 19 Jun 1956

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Kenneth Harper Production, Associated British Picture Corporation

Production Companies: Kenneth Harper Production, Associated British Picture Corporation

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

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.875 (36 votes)

Cast

  • Mary Price Hilton: Diana Dors
  • Matron Hilda MacFarlane: Yvonne Mitchell
  • Jim Lancaster: Michael Craig
  • Prison Governess: Marie Ney
  • Prison Chaplain: Geoffrey Keen
  • Prison Doctor: Liam Redmond
  • Senior Matron Hill: Olga Lindo
  • Matron Barker: Joan Miller
  • Matron Brandon: Marjorie Rhodes
  • Mason: Molly Urquhart
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