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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Overview

DramaThriller

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

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based on novel or bookmurderdetectivehotelsingerpilotvoyeurmadnessbabysitter
Roy Ward Baker

Director

Roy Ward Baker

ReleasedJul 18, 1952
Runtime1h 16m
StatusReleased
20th Century Fox

Top Cast

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)

Dick Cogan

Dick Cogan

Bell Captain (uncredited)

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