The Story of Shirley Yorke
Appearance
The Story of Shirley Yorke | |
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Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
Written by | Horace Annesley Vachell (play) Kathleen Butler A.R. Rawlinson Maclean Rogers |
Produced by | Ernest G. Roy |
Starring | Derek Farr Dinah Sheridan Margaretta Scott John Robinson |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Ted Richards |
Music by | George Melachrino |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Story of Shirley Yorke is a 1948 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott.[2] The film was based on the play The Case of Lady Camber by Horace Annesley Vachell.[3] It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames.[4] Art direction was by Charles Gilbert.
Plot
When a nobleman's wife dies during an operation, nurse Shirley Yorke finds herself accused of poisoning, when it is found that she and the Lord were former lovers.
Cast
- Derek Farr as Gerald Ryton
- Dinah Sheridan as Shirley Yorke
- Margaretta Scott as Alison Gwynne
- John Robinson as Dr. Bruce Napier
- Barbara Couper as Muriel Peach
- Beatrix Thomson as Lady Camber
- Ian McLean as Dr. Harris
- Jack Raine as Stansfield Yorke
- Lesley Osmond as Jennifer Ware
- Valentine Dyall as Edward Holt
- Eleanor Summerfield as Doris
- Bruce Seton as Captain Sharp
- Neville Brook as Professor Slufter
- Vincent Holman as Bates
- Olive Kirby as Irene
- Shirley Quentin as Night Sister
- Arthur Mullard as Police Constable
References
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.