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Midnight Movie: Don't Bother to Knock

on BBC Two England

Starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe and Anne Bancroft

An unusual drama set in a New York hotel during the course of one evening when an airline pilot meets a lonely, impulsive baby-sitter.

Contributors

Director:
Roy Baker
Producer:
Julian Blaustein
Screenplay:
Daniel Taradash
Based on a novel by:
Charlotte Armstrong
Jed Towers:
Richard Widmark
Nell:
Marilyn Monroe
Lyn Leslie:
Anne Bancroft
Bunny:
Donna Corcoran
Rochelle:
Jeanne Cagney
Mrs. Ruth Jones:
Lurene Tuttle
Eddie:
Elisha Cook Jr.
Peter Jones:
Jim Backus
Mrs. Ballew:
Verna Felton
Bartender:
Willis B. Bouchey
Mr. Ballew:
Don Beddoe

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