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Don't Bother to Knock is a 1952 American psychological thriller starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe and directed by Roy Ward Baker. The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong. Monroe is featured as a disturbed babysitter watching a child at the same New York hotel where a pilot ...
- Mischief, 1951 novel, by Charlotte Armstrong
- Julian Blaustein
A 1952 film-noir drama starring Marilyn Monroe as a mentally unstable babysitter who fantasizes about a man across the street. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Roy Ward Baker
- 1952-08
Pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark) encounters the beautiful Nell Forbes (Marilyn Monroe) while staying at a hotel in New York City. Jed pursues Nell, initially thinking she's a woman of means, but...
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- Richard Widmark
- Roy Ward Baker
- Drama
Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A man with anger issues finds himself drawn to an unstable young beauty. Cast & Crew. Read More. Roy Baker. Director. Richard Widmark. Jed Towers. Marilyn Monroe. Nell Forbes. Anne Bancroft. Lyn Lesley. Donna Corcoran. Bunny Jones. Jeanne Cagney. Rochelle. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
- Roy Baker, Eli Dunn, Erich Von Stroheim Jr.
- Richard Widmark
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Summaries. After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous. Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy.
DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK is not one of Marilyn Monroe's more famous roles, though it is one of her earliest starring roles--and is far better than I'd expected. Marilyn plays a young lady whose uncle works at a hotel. He asks her to come babysit for some guests and everything seems fine...at first.
