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The Story of Shirley Yorke

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The Story of Shirley Yorke
Italian theatrical poster
Directed byMaclean Rogers
Written by
Based onThe Case of Lady Camber by Horace Annesley Vachell
Produced byErnest G. Roy
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Edited byTed Richards
Music byGeorge Melachrino
Production
company
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 4 July 1949 (1949-07-04) (UK)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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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 peer were formerly lovers.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "THE STORY OF SHIRLEY YORKE - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  3. ^ Goble p.471
  4. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)". Archived from the original on 1 June 2018.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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