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Director:
Budd Boetticher
Writers:
Eugene Ling (screenplay)
Malvin Wald (screenplay)
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Genre:
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Cast

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Lucille Bremer ... Kathy Lawrence
Richard Carlson ... Ross Stewart
Douglas Fowley ... Larson
Ralf Harolde ... Fred Hopps
Thomas Browne Henry ... Dr. Clifford Porter
Herbert Heyes ... Judge Finlay Drake
Gwen Donovan ... Madge Bennett
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trevor Bardette ... Mr. Purvis, a patient (uncredited)
Morgan Farley ... Mr. Topper, a patient (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman ... Nurse (uncredited)
John Holland ... Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Tony Horton ... Trooper Captain (uncredited)
Tor Johnson ... 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Dickie Moore ... Jim (uncredited)
Wally Vernon ... Maintenance Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Budd Boetticher  (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Eugene Ling  screenplay
Malvin Wald  screenplay
Malvin Wald  story

Produced by
Eugene Ling .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Guy Roe 
 
Film Editing by
Norman Colbert 
 
Art Direction by
Edward L. Ilou 
 
Set Decoration by
Armor Marlowe 
Al Orenbach  (as Alexander Orenbach)
 
Costume Design by
Frances Ehren 
 
Makeup Department
Del Armstrong .... makeup artist
Joan St. Oegger .... hair stylist
Helen Turpin .... hair stylist
Ern Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
James T. Vaughn .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emmett Emerson .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Leon Becker .... sound (as Leon S. Becker)
Robert Pritchard .... sound
 
Special Effects by
George J. Teague .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Davis .... camera operator
Charles Rose .... grip
Milton Gold .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Irving Friedman .... musical director
 
Other crew
Burk Symon .... dialogue director
Richard Walton .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Human Gorilla" - USA (reissue title)
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Runtime:
62 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #13276) | Australia:M
Company:
Aro Productions Inc.See more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Dr. Clifford Porter:Larson! How many times have I told you not to abuse the patients?See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV)See more »

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Behind Locked Doors (1948) ***, 10 March 2007
Author: JoeKarlosi from U.S.A.

An entertaining little item, if not with a very original plot line. It's a noirish low budget film starring Richard Carlson (THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) as a private eye pretending to be mentally ill so he can be admitted to an asylum called "La Siesta Sanitarium". A woman reporter believes that a corrupt judge is hiding out there and wants Carlson to investigate. Naturally, once our hero gets inside it is revealed that despite its seemingly comforting name, this sanitarium is anything but warm and cozy with its underhanded coordinator and nasty attendants.

This is a very short (62 minutes) and tightly wound film that moves and is well photographed with shadowy detail. Carlson is quite good in it, and I spotted former Our Gang child star Dickie Moore as a patient. Also on hand is Tor Johnson as a hulking punch drunk inmate in a padded cell who goes into his wild boxing antics whenever sadistic guards taunt him by tapping bell-like ringing sounds from outside his cage! This film is sometimes known as THE HUMAN GORILLA, which was its reissue title.

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