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Bedlam

Bedlam
★ 6.7/10•1946•1h 16m•NR•Drama•Thriller

Beauty at the mercy of madmen!

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.

Mark Robson · Director

Mark Robson · Screenplay

Val Lewton · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 16m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 10, 1946
Budget$350,000

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

George Sims

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Nell Bowen

Billy House

Billy House

Lord Mortimer

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

The Stonemason

Glen Vernon

Glen Vernon

The Gilded Boy

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Sidney Long

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Oliver Todd

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

'That Devil' Wilkes

Joan Newton

Joan Newton

Dorothea the Dove

Elizabeth Russell

Elizabeth Russell

Mistress Sims

Larry Wheat

Larry Wheat

Podge (uncredited)

Skelton Knaggs

Skelton Knaggs

Varney (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Robert Clarke

Dan (uncredited)

Vic Holbrook

Tom (uncredited)

Polly Bailey

Scrub Woman (uncredited)

John Beck

Solomon (uncredited)

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