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Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
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  2. Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952
1h 16m
Drama
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1952

Runtime

1h 16m

Where to Watch

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Provider type

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Storyline

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

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

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Jul 18, 1952
Languages
English
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker
Production
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

40 Cast Members

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)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

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