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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Roy Ward Baker
Writer : Daniel Taradash

Synopsis

Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

Actors

Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Jed Towers
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Nell Forbes
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Lyn Lesley
Donna Corcoran
Donna Corcoran
Bunny Jones
Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney
Rochelle
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Ruth Jones
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eddie Forbes
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Peter Jones
Verna Felton
Verna Felton
Mrs. Ballew
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Joe the Bartender
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Mr. Ballew
Harry Bartell
Harry Bartell
Bellboy (uncredited)
Gloria Blondell
Gloria Blondell
Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)
John Call
John Call
Bellboy (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
Dick Cogan
Bell Captain (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
Charles J. Conrad
Speaker (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Tom Daly
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
Elizabeth Flournoy
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Charles Flynn
Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Robert Foulk
Doorman (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited)
Marjorie Holliday
Marjorie Holliday
Phone Operator (uncredited)
David McMahon
David McMahon
Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
Eda Reiss Merin
Maid (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Vic Perrin
Vic Perrin
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michael Ross
Michael Ross
Pat - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Olan Soule
Olan Soule
Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Crews

Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker
Director
Daniel Taradash
Daniel Taradash
Screenplay
Charlotte Armstrong
Charlotte Armstrong
Novel
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
George A. Gittens
George A. Gittens
Editor
Julian Blaustein
Julian Blaustein
Producer
Richard Irvine
Richard Irvine
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Paul S. Fox
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Travilla
Travilla
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Bernard Freericks
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Designer
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Music Supervisor
Bernard Mayers
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator

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