Don't Bother to Knock

Directed by Roy Ward Baker
1952    76m    Passed
Drama, Thriller,
6.9100%76%
At a New York hotel, airline pilot Jed charms singer Lyn while drawn to troubled babysitter Nell. When young Bunny's arrival triggers Nell's breakdown, Jed discovers her delusions run deep, blurring lines between love, madness, and reality.
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Cast of Don't Bother to Knock
  • Richard WidmarkJed Towers
  • Marilyn MonroeNell Forbes
  • Anne BancroftLyn Lesley
  • Donna CorcoranBunny Jones
  • Jeanne CagneyRochelle
  • Lurene TuttleRuth Jones
  • Elisha Cook Jr.Eddie Forbes
  • Jim BackusPeter Jones
  • Verna FeltonMrs. Ballew
  • Willis BoucheyJoe the Bartender
  • Don BeddoeMr. Ballew
  • Harry BartellBellboy (uncredited)
  • Gloria BlondellJanie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)
  • John CallBellboy (uncredited)
  • Dick CoganBell Captain (uncredited)
  • Charles J. ConradSpeaker (uncredited)
  • Tom DalyMan in Elevator (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth FlournoyUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Bess FlowersWoman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)
  • Charles FlynnUniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
  • Robert FoulkDoorman (uncredited)
  • Grace HayleMrs. McMurdock (uncredited)
  • Marjorie HollidayPhone Operator (uncredited)
  • David McMahonUniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
  • Eda Reiss MerinMaid (uncredited)
  • Harold MillerBanquet Guest (uncredited)
  • Vic PerrinElevator Operator (uncredited)
  • Michael RossPat - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
  • Olan SouleBespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • Brick SullivanDoorman (uncredited)
  • Emmett VoganToastmaster (uncredited)
  • Harry Denny
  • Harry Evans
  • Tom Ferrandini
  • Kay Garrett
  • Carl M. Leviness
  • Hans Moebus
  • Monty O'Grady
  • Foster H. Phinney
  • Paul Ravel
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