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Midnight Movie: Don't Bother to Knock

on BBC Two England

Starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe
with Anne Bancroft

Nell, recently discharged from a mental hospital, accepts a baby-sitting job in a New York hotel. During the course of the evening she loses control and suffers from the most violent fantasies.
Marilyn Monroe's cliff-hanging performance as Nell won her a prescient listing as one of the Motion Picture Herald's Stars for Tomorrow - a prophecy that was immediately fulfilled with "Niagara", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "How to Marry a Millionaire".
(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Director:
Roy Baker
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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