Don't Bother to Knock
“… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!”
1952 · 1 h 16 min
Directed by 
Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward BakerCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
An airline pilot pursues a babysitter at his hotel and gradually realises she is mentally unstable.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roy Ward Baker's thriller is tense, with Marilyn Monroe in an early dramatic role and Richard Widmark.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (9,810 votes)
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