Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 18, 1952

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.

Don't Bother to Knock

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 18, 1952

Don't Bother to Knock
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Don't Bother to Knock
Directors Roy Ward Baker
Writers Charlotte Armstrong, Daniel Taradash

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)

Gloria Blondell

as Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)

John Call

as Bellboy (uncredited)

Dick Cogan

as Bell Captain (uncredited)

Charles J. Conrad

as Speaker (uncredited)

Tom Daly

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

as Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

as Doorman (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

as Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited)

Marjorie Holliday

as Phone Operator (uncredited)

David McMahon

as Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)

Eda Reiss Merin

as Maid (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Vic Perrin

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Michael Ross

as Pat - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Olan Soule

as Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)