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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.
- Mischief, 1951 novel, by Charlotte Armstrong
- Julian Blaustein
Don't Bother to Knock: Directed by Roy Ward Baker. With Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran. After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
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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
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Don't Bother To Knock - (Original Trailer) An airline pilot (Richard Widmark) gets involved with an unstable young beauty (Marilyn Monroe) in Don't Bother To Knock (1952).
- Roy Baker, Eli Dunn, Erich Von Stroheim Jr.
- Richard Widmark
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. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. She fantasizes that Jed is her long lost fiance.
Overview. Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, 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. Roy Ward Baker. Director. Charlotte Armstrong. Novel. Daniel Taradash. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew. Reviews. Discussions.