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66% Critic Match
Don't Bother to Knock
“… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!”
6.6 / 10• 1952• 1h 16m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
Cast & Crew
Richard Widmark
Jed Towers
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roy Ward Baker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Don't Bother to Knock is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
