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Behind Locked Doors(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-09-13
62%
24 Votes
Time: 1h 2m
MURDER was the ONLY way out!
Overview:
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Aro Productions Inc.
Movie: Behind Locked Doors
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lucille Bremer
Kathy Lawrence
Richard Carlson
Ross Stewart
Douglas Fowley
Larson
Ralf Harolde
Fred Hopps
Thomas Browne Henry
Dr. Clifford Porter
Herbert Heyes
Judge Finlay Drake
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Mental patient (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Nurse (uncredited)
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Overview
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Release Date
1948-09-13
Average
6.2
Rating:
3.1 startsTagline
MURDER was the ONLY way out!
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