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Don't Bother to Knock

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Don't Bother to Knock

Jul 18, 1952

1h 16m

★ 6.6

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast

Richard Widmark

Jed Towers

Richard Widmark

Marilyn Monroe

Nell Forbes

Marilyn Monroe

Anne Bancroft

Lyn Lesley

Anne Bancroft

Donna Corcoran

Bunny Jones

Donna Corcoran

Jeanne Cagney

Rochelle

Jeanne Cagney

Lurene Tuttle

Ruth Jones

Lurene Tuttle

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eddie Forbes

Elisha Cook Jr.

Jim Backus

Peter Jones

Jim Backus

Verna Felton

Mrs. Ballew

Verna Felton

Willis Bouchey

Joe the Bartender

Willis Bouchey

Don Beddoe

Mr. Ballew

Don Beddoe

Harry Bartell

Bellboy (uncredited)

Harry Bartell

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