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Behind Locked Doors (1948)

MURDER was the ONLY way out!

Genre : Drama, Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Budd Boetticher
Writer : Eugene Ling, Malvin Wald

Synopsis

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.

Actors

Lucille Bremer
Lucille Bremer
Kathy Lawrence
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
Ross Stewart
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Larson
Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde
Fred Hopps
Thomas Browne Henry
Thomas Browne Henry
Dr. Clifford Porter
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes
Judge Finlay Drake
Gwen Donovan
Gwen Donovan
Madge Bennett
Tor Johnson
Tor Johnson
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Morgan Farley
Mental patient (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore
Mental patient (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
Nurse (uncredited)

Crews

Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Director
Eugene Ling
Eugene Ling
Screenplay
Malvin Wald
Malvin Wald
Screenplay
Malvin Wald
Malvin Wald
Story
Eugene Ling
Eugene Ling
Producer
Guy Roe
Guy Roe
Director of Photography
Norman Colbert
Norman Colbert
Editor
Edward L. Ilou
Edward L. Ilou
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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