Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

62 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 13, 1948

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.

Behind Locked Doors

62 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 13, 1948

Behind Locked Doors
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Aro Productions Inc.
Original title Behind Locked Doors
Directors Budd Boetticher
Writers Eugene Ling, Malvin Wald

Cast

Lucille Bremer

as Kathy Lawrence

Richard Carlson

as Ross Stewart

Douglas Fowley

as Larson

Ralf Harolde

as Fred Hopps

Thomas Browne Henry

as Dr. Clifford Porter

Herbert Heyes

as Judge Finlay Drake

Gwen Donovan

as Madge Bennett

Tor Johnson

as 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley

as Mental patient (uncredited)

Dickie Moore

as Mental patient (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

as Nurse (uncredited)