Don't Bother to Knock
… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!
6.6
172 votes
1952
1h 16m
Drama
Thriller
Overview
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Top 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
Don Beddoe
Mr. Ballew
Harry Bartell
Bellboy (uncredited)
Gloria Blondell
Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)J
John Call
Bellboy (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
Bell Captain (uncredited)C
Charles J. Conrad
Speaker (uncredited)T
Tom Daly
Man in Elevator (uncredited)E
Elizabeth Flournoy
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)C
Charles Flynn
Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
July 18, 1952
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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