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Väännä avainta varovasti

Original title: Turn the Key Softly
  • 19531953
  • SS
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
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Follows three women through their first day of freedom after they are released from prison.Follows three women through their first day of freedom after they are released from prison.Follows three women through their first day of freedom after they are released from prison.
IMDb RATING
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632
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  • Director
    • Jack Lee
  • Writers
    • John Brophy(novel)
    • Maurice Cowan(screenplay)
    • Jack Lee(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yvonne Mitchell
    • Terence Morgan
    • Joan Collins
  • Director
    • Jack Lee
  • Writers
    • John Brophy(novel)
    • Maurice Cowan(screenplay)
    • Jack Lee(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yvonne Mitchell
    • Terence Morgan
    • Joan Collins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Joan Collins in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Joan Collins in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Fred Griffiths and Kathleen Harrison in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Yvonne Mitchell in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Joan Collins in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Joan Collins in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Yvonne Mitchell in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Yvonne Mitchell in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Yvonne Mitchell in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Yvonne Mitchell and Russell Waters in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Kathleen Harrison in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)
    Kathleen Harrison and Thora Hird in Väännä avainta varovasti (1953)

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    Yvonne Mitchell
    Yvonne Mitchell
    • Monica Marsden
    Terence Morgan
    Terence Morgan
    • David
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Stella Jarvis
    Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison
    • Granny Quilliam
    Thora Hird
    Thora Hird
    • Mrs. Rowan, landlady
    Dorothy Alison
    Dorothy Alison
    • Joan
    Glyn Houston
    Glyn Houston
    • Bob
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Mr. Gregory
    Russell Waters
    • George Jenkins
    Clive Morton
    Clive Morton
    • Walters
    Edward Evans
    Edward Evans
    • Commissionaire
    • (uncredited)
    Lyn Evans
    • Butcher
    • (uncredited)
    Hilda Fenemore
    • Granny's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Griffiths
    • Newspaper Seller
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Massingham
    • Bystander
    • (uncredited)
    Mavis Sage
    • Young Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Simone Silva
    • Marie
    • (uncredited)
    Vi Stevens
    • Barmaid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack Lee
    • Writers
      • John Brophy(novel)
      • Maurice Cowan(screenplay)
      • Jack Lee(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dame Joan Collins (Stella) is shown outside a cinema where "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" (1952), starring Gregory Peck, is playing. Joan subsequently co-starred with Gregory in "The Bravados" (1958).
    • Goofs
      Granny Quilliam buys a quantity of meat from the butcher although meat rationing was still in force at the time the film was released and didn't end until July 1954.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Secret History of Our Streets: Portland Road (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Plaisir d'Amour
      (uncredited)
      Music by Johann Martini
      Arranged by Mischa Spoliansky

    User reviews26

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    7/10
    90 minutes entertainment
    Rather cliched plot, but some nice period detail, if your interested in old film of London, youll really enjoy this tearjerking melodrama. A very young Joan Collins is adorable as the easily led West End girl Stella. Plenty of other classic British Movie faces too.
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    • Jan 10, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1954 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Turn the Key Softly
    • Filming locations
      • Portland Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Maurice Cowan Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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