After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
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Title: Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Richard Widmark | ... | Jed Towers | |
| Marilyn Monroe | ... | Nell Forbes | |
| Anne Bancroft | ... | Lyn Lesley | |
| Donna Corcoran | ... | Bunny Jones | |
| Jeanne Cagney | ... | Rochelle | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Ruth Jones | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Eddie Forbes | |
| Jim Backus | ... | Peter Jones | |
| Verna Felton | ... | Mrs. Ballew | |
| Willis Bouchey | ... | Joe the Bartender (as Willis B. Bouchey) | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Mr. Ballew | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Emmett Vogan | ... | Toastmaster (unconfirmed) |
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Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. She fantasizes that Jed is her long lost fiance. Jed comes to realize that Nell is more than a little whacko. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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lying | tearing up a letter | female singer | handwritten letter | putting out a cigarette |Taglines:
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Mrs. Emma Ballew: After all, we guests who live here from year to year, we deserve a little consideration, too.
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(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Played by The Rounders
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The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, based on the novel Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong, published in 1951. See more »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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mrs. Emma Ballew: After all, we guests who live here from year to year, we deserve a little consideration, too.
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The More I See You(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Played by The Rounders
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EnglishRelease Date:
August 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Don't Bother to Knock See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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I had not a seen a movie with the greatest myth of the big screen for a long time. I had read very little about Roy Baker's "Don't bother to knock", so I was free of prejudices when watching the movie. I felt like watching Marilyn just acting. Happily, it was a pleasant experience. I think Marilyn reacted more than acted to a plot that brought her back to her sad childhood. That is why the viewer can almost feel her emotions as real ones which is something that makes the weird and a bit slow story be much more credible. From the rest of the cast, Richard Widmark shines in spite of having to portray a rather lame, superficial character with few redeeming features. Above all, I will remember this film for portraying a different M.Monroe from the typical dumb-blonde-girl-with-strong-sex-appeal that too often the big studios wanted her to be.