A young woman who has been abused and taken advantage of by all the men in her life finally finds a man she believes truly loves her but she snaps when she finds out that he too is cheating on her.
Diana Dors, one of our late and most underrated actresses gives the performance of her life in this bleak but highly intelligent story of a young woman condemned to the death sentence because she is still so infatuated with her ex boyfriend that she decides to shoot his new partner.
Diana is ably supported by a standout cast including Yvonne Mitchell as the sympathetic prison warden and Athene Seyler as a caring prison visitor.
Originally released in 1956 and loosely based on the infamous Ruth Ellis case who was the last woman to be executed in this country,this was a very important film and helped to change the law as did "Victim" with its impassioned plea against the discrimination of homosexuality.
As a memorable example of cinema noir "Yield to the Night" deserves to have a place in the collection of any discerning viewer.
Dors actually deserved an Oscar for her sensitive portayal of the central character and confirmed all the expectations that had been raised when she was awarded gold medals at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Directed by J Lee Thompson and produced by Kenneth Harper,with a screenplay by John Cresswell and Joan Henry,
this is an unmissable movie of which British cinema can be truly proud!
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Diana Dors vehicle, based on the real-life case of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Mary Price Hilton (Diana Dors) is a condemned murderess about to face the hangman's noose. As she awaits the sentence, she relives the series of events that have brought her to this situation. Abused by men all her life, she thinks she's finally met the right man, only to discover that he too has been taking advantage of her. Finally reaching breaking point, she exacts deadly revenge on her husband's mistress.
Falling in love was her only crime. Now she will be the last woman ever sentenced to death in England. Based on the notorious Ruth Ellis case, Diana Dors is the condemned murderess, forced to relive the awful series of events which led her to the hangman's noose.
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