Nurse Yorke assists her boss, Dr Napier, who is able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a Lord.Nurse Yorke assists her boss, Dr Napier, who is able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a Lord.Nurse Yorke assists her boss, Dr Napier, who is able of effecting a new treatment on the ailing wife of a Lord.
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Ian McLean
- Dr. Harris
- (as Ian MacLean/Ian Maclean)
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Did you know
- TriviaFinal film of Beatrix Thomson.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: Inside page of a hand-written diary:- Shirley Yorke Born March 15th. 1920 Her BOOK.
The film finishes with a hand closing the diary and with the inside page now showing Shirley Napier with a line through Yorke.
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I would recommend viewers to see Hitchcock's "Rebecca" (1939) before watching the subject film and marvel at Dame Judith Anderson's immortal portrayal of "Mrs Danvers".In this film Barbara Couper plays the scheming Muriel Peach, cousin of Lady Camber, played by Beatrix Couper.There are obvious parallels which fall short of overt lesbian tendencies portrayed in "Rebecca", more pathological jealousy when Sister Shirley Yorke (Dinah Sheridan) arrives to help her doctor colleague use a new drug he has developed to help multi- millionairess Lady Camber recover.This change of medical personnel puts Muriel Peach's "nose out of joint" and causes friction and professional jealousy.Into the emotional mix Dinah Sheridan comes to tend Lady Camber having been engaged to Gerald Ryton (Derek Farr) before the war but who has now married Lady Camber for her money and become a Lord due to convenient deaths in his family.Previous reviewers have provided the basic user comments which I agree, the long arm of coincidence is stretched in this film.Look out for "Carry On" actor Charles Hawtrey who is given an unaccredited role as a wounded army major recovering in an overseas hospital who "plays" Robert Schumann's Traumerei to cheer up his fellow patients.I was surprised I had never seen this film before as I am an aficionado of 1940's movies, so thank you Youtube for uploading it.When I checked it had a mediocre rating of 5.5 so I have now bumped it up to 7/10.Also it was pleasant to see Margaretta Scott playing Matron Alison Gwynne.
- howardmorley
- May 14, 2017
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- Also known as
- Die Maske fällt
- Filming locations
- Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at Nettlefold Studios Ltd. Walton-On -Thames England)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) officially released in Canada in English?
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