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The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)

The Story of Shirley Yorke poster
Directed by
Maclean Rogers
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is accused of poisoning her husband. Her defense lawyer must prove her innocence.

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What happens

The Story of Shirley Yorke is a 1948 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott. It was written by Kathleen Butler, A.R. Rawlinson and Rogers based on the 1915 play The Case of Lady Camber by Horace Annesley Vachell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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