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Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

1952Mystery • Drama • Crime drama
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Synopsis
Pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark) encounters the beautiful Nell Forbes (Marilyn Monroe) while staying at a hotel in New York City. Jed pursues Nell, initially thinking she's a woman of means, but comes to learn that she is actually a babysitter when her child charge, Bunny Jones (Donna Corcoran), interrupts a conversation between the two. Soon Jed becomes worried about Nell's mental stability when it appears the woman is physically threatening Bunny.
Cast
Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus, Willis Bouchey, Don Beddoe, Gloria Blondell, Grace Hayle, Victor Perrin, Robert Foulk, Olan Soule, Emmett Vogan, Verna Felton
Rating
Adult Situations, Mild Violence
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime drama, Thriller

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