Women of Twilight

1953

1h 29m

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5.3/10

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When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific secret.

Directors

Gordon Parry

Writers

Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay by)

Sylvia Rayman(theatre play by)

Stars

Freda Jackson

Rène Ray

Lois Maxwell

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Freda Jackson

Mrs. Helen 'Nelly' Alistair

Rène Ray

Vivianne Bruce

Lois Maxwell

Christine "Chris" Ralston

Jerry Nolan

Jessie Smithson

Olga

Rosie Gordon

Sally

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Lilli

Veronica

Molly

Nurse

Miriam

First Landlady

Second Landlady

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Flinton

Directors

Gordon Parry

Writers

Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay by)

Sylvia Rayman(theatre play by)

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Dora Bryan's voice always appeared on screen at least half an hour before she did - and she's just as personable here in this gritty tale of a pregnant chanteuse, "Vivianne" (Rene Ray) who rents a room in a house while her lover - the crooning Laurence Harvey ("Jerry") is being tried for murder. It doesn't take long for her to discover that their landlady "Nelly" (Freda Jackson) has a pretty sinister ulterior motive and habitually preys on women down on their luck - and she determines she is not going to be her latest victim. Gordon Parry has done quite an efficient job with Sylvia Rayman's play - and for the early 1950s, the rather sordid subject matter is probably more remarkable than any of the performances - though Jackson is quite menacing and Lois Maxwell delivers quite strongly too. It's certainly worth a watch as, embellished or not, it does depict a seedier side of life that is pretty unpleasant. You may also recognise the song "I Can't Believe that You're gone", too.

Geronimo196709 Sep, 2022