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Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors
★ 6.3/10•1948•1h 2m•NR•Thriller•Crime

MURDER was the ONLY way out!

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

Eugene Ling · Screenplay

Budd Boetticher · Director

Malvin Wald · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 2m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 13, 1948

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

Madge Bennett

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley

Morgan Farley

Mental patient (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Nurse (uncredited)

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Mental patient (uncredited)

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

John Holland

John Holland

Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)

Tony Horton

Trooper Captain (uncredited)

Wally Vernon

Wally Vernon

Maintenance Man (uncredited)

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