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Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock
★ 6.6/10•1952•1h 16m•12•Drama•Thriller

… 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.

Roy Ward Baker · Director

Daniel Taradash · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 16m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 18, 1952

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

Bellboy (uncredited)

Dick Cogan

Dick Cogan

Bell Captain (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

Speaker (uncredited)

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