Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

An Intimate Study in Passion and Suspense...!

NR 1953 · 81 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Drama

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

Directed by Jack Lee · Written by Jack Lee

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Yvonne Mitchell Monica Marsden
Terence Morgan David
Joan Collins Stella Jarvis
Kathleen Harrison Granny Quilliam
Thora Hird Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Geoffrey Keen Mr Gregory
Simone Silva Marie (uncredited)
Dorothy Alison Joan
Glyn Houston Bob
Russell Waters George Jenkins
Clive Morton Walters
Richard Massingham Bystander

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