Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

Movie·1952·1h 16m

Don't Bother to Knock

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

Directed By

Roy Ward Baker

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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

Written By

Daniel Taradash

Producer

Julian Blaustein

Cinematography

Lucien Ballard

Music

Lionel Newman

Editor

George A. Gittens

Themes

hotelbased on novel or bookdetectivepilotbabysittersingermurdermadnessvoyeur

Production House

20th Century Fox

Audience Score

66%

164 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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)

John Call

Bellboy (uncredited)

Dick Cogan

Dick Cogan

Bell Captain (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

Speaker (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Roy Ward Baker

Roy Ward Baker

Director

Daniel Taradash

Daniel Taradash

Screenplay

George A. Gittens

Editor

Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

Julian Blaustein

Producer

Lionel Newman

Original Music Composer

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