Name: Women of Twilight
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1953-01-16
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Freda Jackson, Rène Ray, Lois Maxwell, Laurence Harvey, Vida Hope

Women of Twilight

The Film of the Play by Sylvia Rayman That Makes 'No Room at the Inn' Look Like a Bedtime Story!

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.

DramaCrime

DirectorGordon Parry

WritersAnatole de Grunwald, Sylvia Rayman

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateJanuary 16, 1953

Runtime1h 29m

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

September 9, 20226/10

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.