---
title: 'Turn the Key Softly (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Lee'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/turn-the-key-softly-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046471/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Turn the Key Softly (1953)

1953 · 81 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Turn the Key Softly is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan. Lee and producer Maurice Cowan wrote the screenplay, based on the 1951 novel of the same title by John Brophy, dealing with the first 24 hours of freedom for three women released on probation from prison on the same morning. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Donald M. Ashton. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [Jack Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Spoliansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-spoliansky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)

## Cast

- [Kathleen Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-harrison)
- [Yvonne Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-mitchell)
- [Terence Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-morgan)
- [Joan Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-collins)

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