18.1.11

yield to the night (1956)


aka Blonde Sinner.
"Supposing I had never met Jim, none of this would have happened, or would it?"
Mary Hilton (Diana Dors) kills a woman in cold blood, and ends up on death row. As she awaits her end her story unfolds. One where Mary falls for Jim (Michael Craig), but he is obsessed and tormented by Lucy: a rich and aloof young woman who dangles him on a string. Finally Jim cracks, committing suicide, and with Lucy showing no remorse for driving him to this, Mary determines to find her...
Dors, an actress accustomed to bombshell parts, is finally given something to get her teeth into, and doesn't betray the trust placed in her, delivering an understated and chilling performance. A classic performance framed by assured direction.

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