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Don't Bother to Knock

1952•1h 16m•★ 6.6•Released

DramaThriller

… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!

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Overview

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

Movie details

Release date: 1952
Runtime: 1h 16m
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Production: 20th Century Fox

Cast

Portrait of Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Jed Towers

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Nell Forbes

Portrait of Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Lyn Lesley

Portrait of Donna Corcoran

Donna Corcoran

Bunny Jones

Portrait of Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

Rochelle

Portrait of Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Ruth Jones

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Don't Bother to Knock•Trailer

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