Turn the Key Softly (novel)

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Turn the Key Softly
British first edition
AuthorJohn Brophy
Cover artistKenneth Farnhill
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1951
Media typePrint

Turn the Key Softly is a 1951 novel by the British writer John Brophy.[1] It follows the lives of three women in the first dozen hours after they are released from prison.

Adaptation[edit]

In 1953 it was made into a film of the same title directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins and Terence Morgan.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Watson & Willison p.539
  2. ^ Goble p.57

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.