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Don't Bother to Knock

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 16m
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6.8/10
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Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
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After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,591
2,362
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    • Director
      • Roy Ward Baker
    • Writers
      • Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
      • Charlotte Armstrong(novel "Mischief")
    • Stars
      • Richard Widmark
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Anne Bancroft
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roy Ward Baker
    • Writers
      • Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
      • Charlotte Armstrong(novel "Mischief")
    • Stars
      • Richard Widmark
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Anne Bancroft
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 109User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews

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    Trailer 2:41
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    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Jed Towers
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Nell Forbes
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Lyn Lesley
    Donna Corcoran
    Donna Corcoran
    • Bunny Jones
    Jeanne Cagney
    Jeanne Cagney
    • Rochelle
    Lurene Tuttle
    Lurene Tuttle
    • Ruth Jones
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Eddie Forbes
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Peter Jones
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Mrs. Ballew
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Joe - the Bartender
    • (as Willis B. Bouchey)
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Mr. Ballew
    Harry Bartell
    Harry Bartell
    • Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    Gloria Blondell
    Gloria Blondell
    • Janie - Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    John Call
    John Call
    • Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cogan
    Dick Cogan
    • Bell Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Charles J. Conrad
    • Speaker
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Daly
    • Man in Elevator
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Denny
    • Lobby Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy Ward Baker
    • Writers
      • Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
      • Charlotte Armstrong(novel "Mischief")
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the novel upon which the movie is based, Nell's surname is 'Munro'. This was changed to Forbes after Marilyn Monroe was cast in the role.
    • Goofs
      When Lyn and Jed get photographed in the bar by the camera lady, she snaps only one picture of them. When she brings the novelty items (handkerchief, matchbook, ashtray, and postcard) to their booth minutes later, the handkerchief shows a slightly different pose than the others.
    • Quotes

      Eddie Forbes: You smell like a cooch dancer!

    • Connections
      Featured in Marilyn (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      How About You?
      (uncredited)
      Music by Burton Lane
      Lyrics by Ralph Freed
      Introduced in Babes on Broadway (1941)
      Performed Eve Marley (uncredited) dubbing for by Anne Bancroft

    User reviews109

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    Top review
    Marilyn's best performance.
    A hotel guest flirts with a beautiful woman after a breakup from his girlfriend. He is seduced by the woman while she is babysitting. The child wakes up and terrorizes the child and the guest. The moral to this movie is never judge a book by its cover. Marilyn Monroe give her best acting performance in the whole movie and makes you understand her character emotions through the story. Very rare to find a movie with this type of acting even today.
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    • Nov 20, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mischief
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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