Yield to the Night

Yield to the Night
Theatrical poster for the US release of Yield to the Night (1956)
Directed by	J. Lee Thompson
Written by	John Cresswell Joan Henry
Based on	Yield to the Night by Joan Henry
Produced by	Kenneth Harper
Starring	Diana Dors Yvonne Mitchell Michael Craig
Cinematography	Gilbert Taylor
Edited by	Richard Best
Music by	Ray Martin
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé
Release dates	14 June 1956 (World Premiere, London)[1] 18 November 1956 (US)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£174,911[2]

Yield to the Night (U.S. title: Blonde Sinner) is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Diana Dors.^[3][4] The film is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Joan Henry.^[5]

The storyline bears a superficial and coincidental resemblance to the Ruth Ellis case, which had occurred the previous year but subsequent to the release of Henry's novel. The film received much positive critical attention, particularly for the unexpectedly skilled acting of Dors, who had previously been cast solely as a British version of the typical "blonde bombshell".^[6]