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Overview
"MURDER was the ONLY way out!"
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.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Release Date
- September 13, 1948
- Languages
- English
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- United States of America
Cast

Lucille Bremer
Kathy Lawrence

Richard Carlson
Ross Stewart

Douglas Fowley
Larson

Ralf Harolde
Fred Hopps

Thomas Browne Henry
Dr. Clifford Porter

Herbert Heyes
Judge Finlay Drake
Gwen Donovan
Madge Bennett

Trevor Bardette
Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley
Mental patient (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman
Nurse (uncredited)