Jed Towers
Richard Widmark
Jed Towers
Don't Bother to Knock
“… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!”
6.6
1952
1h 16m
DramaThriller
Director: Roy Ward Baker
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.
Trailer
Don't Bother to Knock
Cast
Nell Forbes
Marilyn Monroe
Nell Forbes
Lyn Lesley
Anne Bancroft
Lyn Lesley
Bunny Jones
Donna Corcoran
Bunny Jones
Rochelle
Jeanne Cagney
Rochelle
Ruth Jones
Lurene Tuttle
Ruth Jones
Eddie Forbes
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eddie Forbes
Peter Jones
Jim Backus
Peter Jones
Mrs. Ballew
Verna Felton
Mrs. Ballew
Joe the Bartender
Willis Bouchey
Joe the Bartender
Mr. Ballew
Don Beddoe
Mr. Ballew
Bellboy (uncredited)
Harry Bartell
Bellboy (uncredited)
Reviews
talisencrw
Just a couple of years back, I picked up this mammoth 17-film DVD collection of Marilyn Monroe's films for a really good price, only to find that the ridiculous way the discs were placed in the digipack basically ruined them, and after watching the movies the best that I could, I reluctantly had to part with it, hoping the set would soon be released at a decent price on the more resilient blu (as you can tell, I'm old-school and low-fi, but I'm hoping to quickly remedy this problem!). As you can tell by any of my prior reviews of Richard Widmark's films, I'm a huge fan of his, and he's easily one of my favourite and most entertaining and watchable actors of the period. As well, Roy Ward Baker is one of the most underrated directors of the period--his entry in The Criterion Collection, 'A Night to Remember', is easily the best telling of the 'Titanic' tragedy. Thus simply on the basis of those three alone, I heartily recommend the film to any adventurous cinephiles of this era.
Read full reviewCat Ellington
Nell Forbes was by far the darkest and most volatile character Marilyn Monroe had ever portrayed in her entire career. Written by Daniel Taradash and directed by Roy Ward Baker, Don't Bother To Knock - a chilling and uncommonly masterful film noir thriller - gives its viewers an up-close glimpse into the crevices of a deeply disturbed human soul. Need a babysitter ... anyone? Yet another five star oeuvre, Don't Bother To Knock is an effort of prodigious degree in classic cinema.
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