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Don't Bother To Knock (1952)

86%
Half Popped Aggregation Score

Overview

Jed, an airline pilot, (Widmark) is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell (Monroe), a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be. A unique thriller featuring a rare dramatic performance from Monroe, illustrating a broader range than most people might expect..

Principal Cast

Richard Widmark as Jed Towers
Marilyn Monroe as Nell Forbes
Anne Bancroft as Lyn Lesley
Donna Corcoran as Bunny Jones
Jeanne Cagney as Rochelle
Lurene Tuttle as Ruth Jones
Elisha Cook Jr. as Eddie Forbes
Jim Backus as Peter Jones
Verna Felton as Mrs. Ballew
Willis Bouchey as Joe the Bartender
Don Beddoe as Mr. Ballew
Emmett Vogan as the toastmaster
Harry Bartell as the bellboy
Gloria Blondell as Janie the café photographer
Harry Bartell as a bellboy
John Call as a bellboy
Dick Cogan as the bell captain
Tom Daly as a man in the elevator
Charles Flynn as uniformed cop at end
Robert Foulk as the doorman
Grace Hayle as Mrs. McMurdock
Marjorie Holliday as the phone operator
David McMahon as uniformed cop at end
Harold Miller as a banquet guest
Vic Perrin as an elevator operator
Vic Perrin as Pat the hotel detective
Olan Soule as the bespectacled desk clerk

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