Behind Locked Doors

Sep 13, 1948

1h 2m

★ 6.2

MURDER was the ONLY way out!

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Aro Productions Inc.

Behind Locked Doors Trailers

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Cast

Kathy Lawrence

Lucille Bremer

Ross Stewart

Richard Carlson

Larson

Douglas Fowley

Fred Hopps

Ralf Harolde

Dr. Clifford Porter

Thomas Browne Henry

Judge Finlay Drake

Herbert Heyes

Madge Bennett

Gwen Donovan

Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Mental patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley

Nurse (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Mental patient (uncredited)

Dickie Moore

'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

Tor Johnson

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