Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jul 18, 1952 Wide
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Sex symbol Marilyn Monroe went dramatic in 1952's Don't Bother to Knock. Monroe plays Nell Forbes, a beautiful but suicidal young woman, recently released from a mental institution. She doesn't mention this on her resumé when she takes a baby-sitting job in a posh hotel. Jed Towers (Richard Widmark), a hotel guest, tries to make time with Nell after his own girlfriend, played by Anne Bancroft, has told him to take a hike. As Nell and Jed neck on the couch, the little girl whom Nell is tending
Jul 18, 1952 Wide
May 14, 2002
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Richard Widmark
Jed Towers -
Marilyn Monroe
Nell Forbes -
Anne Bancroft
Lyn Leslie -
Donna Corcoran
Bunny Jones -
Jeanne Cagney
Rochelle -
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. Ruth Jones -
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eddie -
Jim Backus
Peter Jones -
Verna Felton
Mrs. Ballew -
Willis B. Bouchey
Bartender -
Don Beddoe
Mr. Ballew -
Gloria Blondell
Girl Photographer -
Grace Hayle
Mrs. McMurdock -
Michael Ross
Pat the House Detective -
Vic Perrin
Elevator Operator -
Dick Cogan
Bell Captain -
Robert Foulk
Doorman -
Olan Soule
Desk Clerk -
Emmett Vogan
Toastmaster -
Eda Reiss Merin
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0) | DVD (4)
Wacko psychological thriller.
A snappy little 76-minute, black-and-white item, this film noir dared to look at the dark side of Monroe's giggly sex appeal.
Monroe goes borderline-psycho in an enjoyable thriller
Drama realizado para provar que Monroe era boa atriz, é até bem sucedido em certo grau, pois ela desempenha razoavelmente bem seu papel. O problema é que o roteiro não desenvolve muito a história, que parece ter sido escrita para teatro.
Fairly satisfying
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Foreign Titles
- Don't Bother to Knock - Versuchung auf 809 (DE)
- Troublez-moi ce soir (FR)
