Bedlam

Bedlam

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 10, 1946

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.

Bedlam

76 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 10, 1946

Bedlam
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Bedlam
Directors Doran Cox, Mark Robson
Writers Val Lewton, Mark Robson

Cast

Boris Karloff

as George Sims

Anna Lee

as Nell Bowen

Billy House

as Lord Mortimer

Richard Fraser

as The Stonemason

Glen Vernon

as The Gilded Boy

Ian Wolfe

as Sidney Long

Jason Robards Sr.

as Oliver Todd

Leyland Hodgson

as 'That Devil' Wilkes

Joan Newton

as Dorothea the Dove

Elizabeth Russell

as Mistress Sims

Larry Wheat

as Podge (uncredited)

Skelton Knaggs

as Varney (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

as Dan (uncredited)

Vic Holbrook

as Tom (uncredited)

Donna Lee

as Cockney Girl