Movie

Don't Bother to Knock

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

1952★ 6.6 · 1701h 16mDramaThriller

Overview

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

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Cast

Marilyn Monroe
as Nell Forbes

Richard Widmark
as Jed Towers

Anne Bancroft
as Lyn Lesley

Willis Bouchey
as Joe the Bartender

Vic Perrin
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jim Backus
as Peter Jones

Bess Flowers
as Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Robert Foulk
as Doorman (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr.
as Eddie Forbes

Lurene Tuttle
as Ruth Jones

Harold Miller
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)

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Release date: 1952-07-18

Runtime: 1h 16m

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DramaThriller

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