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Behind Locked Doors (The Human Gorilla) (1948)

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Release Date: Sep 3, 1948 Wide

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Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake (Herbert Heyes), free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart (Richard Carlson) has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence (Lucille Bremer), posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world. But when Drake figures out what's going on, he pulls strings to have Stewart meet with an

Unrated, 1 hr. 1 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Eugene Ling

Aug 1, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Behind Locked Doors (The Human Gorilla)

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A precursor to Samuel Fuller's great Shock Corridor (1964), Budd Boetticher's Behind Locked Doors (1948) is even tighter, though less stylized.

November 17, 2011 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Strange little mystery thriller, with some good visual style from director Budd Boetticher.

August 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

Stupefying dull.

March 1, 2004 Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Aside from being well directed, this melodrama has little else to recommend it.

December 6, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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