Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 76 min
Release Date: July 18, 1952
Cast
- Richard Widmark - Jed Towers
- Marilyn Monroe - Nell Forbes
- Anne Bancroft - Lyn Lesley
- Donna Corcoran - Bunny Jones
- Jeanne Cagney - Rochelle
- Lurene Tuttle - Ruth Jones
- Elisha Cook Jr. - Eddie Forbes
- Jim Backus - Peter Jones
- Verna Felton - Mrs. Ballew
- Willis Bouchey - Joe the Bartender
Screenplay
- Charlotte Armstrong (Novel)
- Daniel Taradash (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Editing: George A. Gittens
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Themes
Raging Insanity and Delusions, Psychological Breakdown and Descent into Madness, Nihilistic Descent into Darkness, Sanity Slipping and the Void of Madness, The Traumatic Legacy of Mass Murder
Keywords
hotel, based on novel or book, detective, pilot, babysitter, singer, murder, madness, voyeur
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Don't Bother to Knock about?
- An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
- Who directed Don't Bother to Knock?
- Don't Bother to Knock was directed by Roy Ward Baker.
- Who stars in Don't Bother to Knock?
- Don't Bother to Knock stars Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle.
- How long is Don't Bother to Knock?
- Don't Bother to Knock has a runtime of 1h 16m (76 minutes).
- What genre is Don't Bother to Knock?
- Don't Bother to Knock is a Drama, Thriller film.
- Where was Don't Bother to Knock produced?
- Don't Bother to Knock was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Don't Bother to Knock?
- The themes of Don't Bother to Knock include: Raging Insanity and Delusions, Psychological Breakdown and Descent into Madness, Nihilistic Descent into Darkness, Sanity Slipping and the Void of Madness, The Traumatic Legacy of Mass Murder.