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Don't Bother to Knock(1952)
Status: Released
Date: 1952-07-18
66%
157 Votes
Time: 1h 16m
… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Don't Bother to Knock
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Widmark
Jed Towers
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
Verna Felton
Mrs. Ballew
Willis Bouchey
Joe the Bartender
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