Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

18/7/1952 1h 16m 6.6/10

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.

Director

Erich von Stroheim Jr.

Top Billed Cast

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Lyn Lesley

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Nell Forbes

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Jed Towers

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Ruth Jones

Donna Corcoran

Donna Corcoran

Bunny Jones

Jeanne Cagney

Jeanne Cagney

Rochelle

Reviews

Cat Ellington

Cat Ellington

2/25/2017

/10

Nell Forbes was by far the darkest and most volatile character Marilyn Monroe had ever portrayed in her entire career. Written by Daniel Taradash and directed by Roy Ward Baker, Don't Bother To Knock - a chilling and uncommonly masterful film noir thriller - gives its viewers an up-close glimpse into the crevices of a deeply disturbed human soul. Need a babysitter ... anyone? Yet another five star oeuvre, Don't Bother To Knock is an effort of prodigious degree in classic cinema.

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