Women of Twilight
The Film of the Play by Sylvia Rayman That Makes 'No Room at the Inn' Look Like a Bedtime Story!
1953 | 89m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Parry |
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| Writer: | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 1953 |
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| Director: | Gordon Parry |
| Writer: | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | boarding house |
| Production Companies | Romulus Films, Angel Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Freda Jackson | Mrs. Helen 'Nelly' Alistair |
| Rène Ray | Vivianne Bruce |
| Lois Maxwell | Christine "Chris" Ralston |
| Laurence Harvey | Jerry Nolan |
| Vida Hope | Jessie Smithson |
| Dora Bryan | Olga |
| Joan Dowling | Rosie Gordon |
| Dorothy Gordon | Sally |
| Ingeborg von Kusserow | Lilli |
| Mary Germaine | Veronica |
| Clare James | Molly |
| Betty Henderson | Nurse |
| Bruce Beeby | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Arnold Bell | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Marguerite Brennan | Miriam |
| Harry Brunning | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Cyril Conway | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Liam Gaffney | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Goodheart | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Edna Morris | Second Landlady |
| Arthur Mullard | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Dandy Nichols | Third Landlady |
| Katharine Page | First Landlady |
| Roy Russell | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Cyril Smith | Flinton |
| Ben Williams | Detective |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Parry | Director |
| Anatole de Grunwald | Screenplay |
| Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
| Ralph Kemplen | Editor |
| Allan Gray | Original Music Composer |
| Anthony Nelson Keys | Production Manager |
| John Bremer | Assistant Director |
| Adele Reynolds | Continuity |
| Sylvia Rayman | Theatre Play |
| William Kellner | Art Direction |
| Julia Squire | Costume Design |
| Nell Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Pearl Tipaldi | Hairstylist |
| Ross Parker | Songs |
| Philip Martell | Music Director |
| H.C. Pearson | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel M. Angel | Producer |
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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.