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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

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

6.6/10(163 votes)
1h 16m
July 18, 1952
Drama
Thriller
Don't Bother to Knock poster

Plot Summary

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

Movie Details

Original Title
Don't Bother to Knock
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Richard Widmark as Jed Towers

Richard Widmark

Jed Towers

Marilyn Monroe as Nell Forbes

Marilyn Monroe

Nell Forbes

Anne Bancroft as Lyn Lesley

Anne Bancroft

Lyn Lesley

Donna Corcoran as Bunny Jones

Donna Corcoran

Bunny Jones

Jeanne Cagney as Rochelle

Jeanne Cagney

Rochelle

Lurene Tuttle as Ruth Jones

Lurene Tuttle

Ruth Jones

Elisha Cook Jr. as Eddie Forbes

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eddie Forbes

Jim Backus as Peter Jones

Jim Backus

Peter Jones

Verna Felton as Mrs. Ballew

Verna Felton

Mrs. Ballew

Willis Bouchey as Joe the Bartender

Willis Bouchey

Joe the Bartender

Don Beddoe as Mr. Ballew

Don Beddoe

Mr. Ballew

Harry Bartell as Bellboy (uncredited)

Harry Bartell

Bellboy (uncredited)

Gloria Blondell as Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)

Gloria Blondell

Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)

John Call as Bellboy (uncredited)

John Call

Bellboy (uncredited)

Dick Cogan as Bell Captain (uncredited)

Dick Cogan

Bell Captain (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad as Speaker (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

Speaker (uncredited)

Tom Daly as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Bess Flowers as Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Charles Flynn as Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Production Companies

20th Century Fox logo20th Century Fox

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