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      Bedlam

      1946, Horror, 1h 19m

      21 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      After getting a glimpse of the conditions at the St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum, known as "Bedlam," Nell Bowen (Anna Lee) is concerned that the patients are being mistreated. When she seeks to better the situation, the head of St. Mary's, George Sims (Boris Karloff), uses his political savvy to have Nell committed. Being within St. Mary's does not deter Nell, however, and she starts to turn the patients against Sims in a bid to violently oust him from power.

      • Genre: Horror

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Mark Robson

      • Producer: Val Lewton

      • Writer: Val Lewton, Mark Robson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc., RKO Radio Pictures

      • Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

      Cast & Crew

      Boris Karloff
      Anna Lee
      Billy House
      Glenn Vernon
      Joan Newton
      Richard Fraser
      Ian Wolfe
      Leland Hodgson
      Elizabeth Russell
      Jack J. Gross
      Val Lewton
      Mark Robson
      Roy Webb
      Nicholas Musuraca
      Lyle Boyer
      Darrell Silvera
      Edward Stevenson

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      • Jun 25, 2016

        Some good ideas, but ultimately it doesn't work.

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      • Feb 22, 2011

        an interesting film, more a gothic costume drama than horror and producer val lewton's last film for rko. the story takes place in st mary bethlehem in london, a notorious madhouse. in the 18th century people were allowed to visit 'the loonies' as they were known and the hospital was a popular tourist attraction. anna lee plays an opinionated woman who objects to boris karloff's treatment of his patients and ends by being committed herself. the story was inspired by william hogarth's paintings of bedlam in the rake's progress and some of his works are used in the film. altho not nearly as lurid as it could have been it was banned in britain for many years. conditions for the mentally ill improved in the following century due to the efforts of the quakers and reaction to the madness of king george III

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      • Feb 22, 2011

        A very poor story executed decently. Tries to be a horror film at times and tries to be a politcal statement at times, while shoehorning in a love story. It fails at becoming any of these, but it does have some pretty decent scenes - mostly the ones with Karloff (of course).

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      • Sep 05, 2010

        Although it sounds like a good story, it isn't such a good movie. The only good actor is Karloff, and the movie is somewhat strange and somewhat boring.

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