''The Story of Shirley Yorke'' is a 1948 British

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Margaretta Scott Margaretta Mary Winifred ScottBrian McFarlane, "Scott, Margaretta Mary Winifred (1912–2005)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 201available online Retrieved 30 August 2020. (13 February 1912 – 15 Apri ...

. The film was based on the play '' The Case of Lady Camber'' by Horace Annesley Vachell. It was made at the

Nettlefold Studios Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.Walton-on-Thames Walton-on-Thames, locally known as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Walton forms part of the Greater London built-up area, within the KT postcode and is served by a wide ran ...

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was by Charles Gilbert.

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

References

Bibliography

* 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.

External links

* 1948 films British drama films British black-and-white films 1948 drama films Films directed by Maclean Rogers Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Films set in England Films set in London British films based on plays Butcher's Film Service films Films produced by Ernest G. Roy 1949 drama films 1949 films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-film-stub