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Don't Bother to Knock

- … 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.

Release Date : 1952-07-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Jed Towers

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Marilyn Monroe

Character Name : Nell Forbes

Original Name : Marilyn Monroe

Gender : Female

Anne Bancroft

Character Name : Lyn Lesley

Original Name : Anne Bancroft

Gender : Female

Donna Corcoran

Character Name : Bunny Jones

Original Name : Donna Corcoran

Gender : Female

Jeanne Cagney

Character Name : Rochelle

Original Name : Jeanne Cagney

Gender : Female

Lurene Tuttle

Character Name : Ruth Jones

Original Name : Lurene Tuttle

Gender : Female

Elisha Cook Jr.

Character Name : Eddie Forbes

Original Name : Elisha Cook Jr.

Gender : Male

Jim Backus

Character Name : Peter Jones

Original Name : Jim Backus

Gender : Male

Verna Felton

Character Name : Mrs. Ballew

Original Name : Verna Felton

Gender : Female

Willis Bouchey

Character Name : Joe the Bartender

Original Name : Willis Bouchey

Gender : Male

Don Beddoe

Character Name : Mr. Ballew

Original Name : Don Beddoe

Gender : Male

Harry Bartell

Character Name : Bellboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Bartell

Gender : Male

Gloria Blondell

Character Name : Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Blondell

Gender : Female

John Call

Character Name : Bellboy (uncredited)

Original Name : John Call

Gender : Male

Dick Cogan

Character Name : Bell Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cogan

Gender : Male

Charles J. Conrad

Character Name : Speaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles J. Conrad

Gender : Male

Tom Daly

Character Name : Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Daly

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Flournoy

Character Name : Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Flournoy

Gender : Female

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Charles Flynn

Character Name : Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Flynn

Gender : Male

Robert Foulk

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Foulk

Gender : Male

Grace Hayle

Character Name : Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Hayle

Gender : Female

Marjorie Holliday

Character Name : Phone Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Marjorie Holliday

Gender : Female

David McMahon

Character Name : Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Original Name : David McMahon

Gender : Male

Eda Reiss Merin

Character Name : Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Eda Reiss Merin

Gender : Female

Harold Miller

Character Name : Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Vic Perrin

Character Name : Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Vic Perrin

Gender : Male

Michael Ross

Character Name : Pat - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Ross

Gender : Male

Olan Soule

Character Name : Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Olan Soule

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Emmett Vogan

Character Name : Toastmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Vogan

Gender : Male

Harry Denny

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Denny

Gender : Male

Harry Evans

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Evans

Gender : Male

Tom Ferrandini

Character Name :

Original Name : Tom Ferrandini

Gender : Male

Kay Garrett

Character Name :

Original Name : Kay Garrett

Gender : Male

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name :

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

Hans Moebus

Character Name :

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Monty O'Grady

Character Name :

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Foster H. Phinney

Character Name :

Original Name : Foster H. Phinney

Gender : Male

Paul Ravel

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Ravel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Just a couple of years back, I picked up this mammoth 17-film DVD collection of Marilyn Monroe's films for a really good price, only to find that the ridiculous way the discs were placed in the digipack basically ruined them, and after watching the movies the best that I could, I reluctantly had to part with it, hoping the set would soon be released at a decent price on the more resilient blu (as you can tell, I'm old-school and low-fi, but I'm hoping to quickly remedy this problem!). As you can tell by any of my prior reviews of Richard Widmark's films, I'm a huge fan of his, and he's easily one of my favourite and most entertaining and watchable actors of the period. As well, Roy Ward Baker is one of the most underrated directors of the period--his entry in The Criterion Collection, 'A Night to Remember', is easily the best telling of the 'Titanic' tragedy. Thus simply on the basis of those three alone, I heartily recommend the film to any adventurous cinephiles of this era.

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Cat Ellington

@CatEllington

2021-06-23

Nell Forbes was by far the darkest and most volatile character Marilyn Monroe had ever portrayed in her entire career. Written by Daniel Taradash and directed by Roy Ward Baker, Don't Bother To Knock - a chilling and uncommonly masterful film noir thriller - gives its viewers an up-close glimpse into the crevices of a deeply disturbed human soul. Need a babysitter ... anyone? Yet another five star oeuvre, Don't Bother To Knock is an effort of prodigious degree in classic cinema.