The Story of Shirley Yorke

The Story of Shirley Yorke
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 second feature ('B')[2] drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott.[3][4] 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.[5]

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 peer were formerly lovers.

Cast

Production

It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames.[6] Art direction was by Charles Gilbert.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This novelettish story, in which the plot owes overmuch to that indispensable adjunct (to some writers at least), the long arm of coincidence, seems to take far too long in reaching its anticipated climax. But what might otherwise have seemed a somewhat boring film is redeemed by the united efforts of the entire cast, each member of which merits the highest praise. Lovely Dinah Sheridan is calmly competent as Shirley, and Derek Farr succeeds in the difficult task of conveying the character of an unmitigated cad without over-acting thepart."[7]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture, unfolded in biographical form, wisely scorns pretence and sticks to the sturdy formula of the best-seller novelette. The good characters are very, very good and the bad are shocking, but although the odds always seem to be against the former and they frequently bring tears to the eyes of their supporters, virtue triumphs in the end. The hearty battle, conducted with showmanship against a wide variety of backgrounds, provides cast-iron popular entertainment.[8]

Picturegoer gave the film 2/4 stars writing: "Those who like their entertainment wholehearted and in full emotional colours will find this very much to their taste."[9]

Picture Show wrote: "Derek Farr makes his thorough-going bounder convincing, and Dinah Sheridan give a sympathetic portrayal of the well-born but penniless nurse-heroine. John Robinson shows promise as the doctor with whom she eventually finds happiness, while Margaretta Scott as her hospital-matron friend and Barbara Couper as the murdered woman's jealous cousin give good performances."[10]

References

  1. ^ "THE STORY OF SHIRLEY YORKE - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  3. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  5. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 471. ISBN 9783598114922.
  6. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)". Archived from the original on 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 15 (169): 155. 1 January 1948. ProQuest 1305814870.
  8. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke". Kine Weekly. 380 (2165): 23. 28 October 1948. ProQuest 2732612067.
  9. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke". Picturegoer. 18: 16. 3 July 1949. ProQuest 1771143863.
  10. ^ "The Story of Shirley Yorke". Picture Show. 53 (1371): 10. 9 July 1949. ProQuest 1879655588.
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