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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

★ 6.9Approved77 min

1952 film by Roy Ward Baker

Don't Bother to Knock is a 1952 American psychological thriller film starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe and directed by Roy Baker. The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Don't Bother to Knock about?
Don't Bother to Knock (1952) — Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. She fantasizes that Jed is her long lost fiance. J
Is Don't Bother to Knock based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Don't Bother to Knock scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.