Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

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

Movie · Drama, Thriller · 1h 16m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released July 18, 1952

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.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

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
• Harry Bartell as Bellboy (uncredited)

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