NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Studiocanal Blu-ray (November 2020): Studiocanal have transferred J. Lee Thompson's Yield to the Night to Blu-ray. It is a significant upgrade over the 2008, artifact-ridden, chroma-filled, vertically-stretched, Optimum DVD. The new 1080P 1.37:1 image also shows the old SD to be cropped - mostly on the side and top edges. It is cleaner (less speckles) with a much higher level of detail, it is more stable and a dramatic improvement in contrast. The Studiocanal rendering is on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate and the in-motion presentation is excellent and consistent.

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On their Blu-ray, Studiocanal use a linear PCM dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. It is another notable advancement in the film's audio and score by the British-Austrian orchestra leader Ray Martin, sounding a bit deeper with more consistent dialogue. Studiocanal offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'B' Blu-ray.

The Studiocanal Blu-ray has a bunch of new extras. We get a 14-minute new interview with Michael Craig who played Jim Lancaster in Yield to the Night and he shares his memories of working with J. Lee Thompson and Diana Dors. There is also a new 27-minute piece with Melanie Williams, film historian and author of Prisoners of Gender: the Representation of Women in the 1950s Films of J. Lee Thompson. She specializes in the study of British cinema with a particular emphasis on issues of gender and her observations are highly relevant and interesting. We get two 'Film Fanfares'; #12 and #19 with brief Diana Dors interviews from the mid 50's. Lastly, is a 'Behind the Scenes' stills gallery.

I've always really appreciated J. Lee Thompson's Yield to the Night which definitively announced Diana Dors as a serious actress rather than just another blonde bombshell in vacuous comedies like Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? and My Wife's Lodger ... or even better family comedies like Carol Reed's A Kid for Two Farthings. Yield to the Night paved the way for another favorite British Noir Passport to Shame (strongly recommended!). She is impressive in Yield to the Night; a powerful film helmed by effective director J. Lee Thompson (1962's Cape Fear, Return From the Ashes - both strongly recommended!). With the astronomically improved Studio Canal Blu-ray a/v and new extras - this get a very strong endorsement! 

Gary Tooze

ON THE DVD (2008): Another fairly weak, single-layered, effort from Optimum. It is progressive and detail has some strong moments but there are smatterings of chroma evident throughout. Contrast is fair to midland and the image quality is less-muddy than we have seen from other pragmatic transfers of the same period. Audio is clean and clear and there are optional English subtitles supporting the dialogue. The disc is coded for region 2 in the PAL standard and as well as being sold individually is available in the Diana Dors Collection with Lady Godiva Rides Again, Diamond City, A Boy, A Girl And A Bike, As Long As They're Happy, and A Kid For Two Farthings. This includes the documentary The Blonde Bombshell.

There are no supplements aside from a text director bio and a decent photo gallery. The films is listed on our noir page and has some definite attributes of the 'black cinema' style with frequent obtuse camera angles and the plot centering on a wayward protagonist.  The price seems fair for noir fans as long as expectations aren't too high.