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Don't Bother to Knock

6.619521h 16mMovieDramaThriller

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

DirectorRoy Ward Baker
WriterDaniel Taradash
ProducerJulian Blaustein

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Cast · Directed by Roy Ward Baker

RWRichard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Jed Towers
MMMarilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Nell Forbes
ABAnne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Lyn Lesley
DCDonna Corcoran
Donna Corcoran
Bunny Jones
JCJeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney
Rochelle
LTLurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Ruth Jones
EJElisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eddie Forbes
JBJim Backus
Jim Backus
Peter Jones
VFVerna Felton
Verna Felton
Mrs. Ballew
WBWillis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Joe the Bartender
DBDon Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Mr. Ballew
HBHarry Bartell
Harry Bartell
Bellboy (uncredited)

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