Don't Bother to Knock
“… a wicked sensation as the lonely girl in room 809!”
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A airline pilot tracks a live‑in babysitter to his hotel and gradually discovers that she may lack the expected stability.
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Edited by George A GittensShot by Lucien Ballard
Also known as
- Versuchung auf 809de
- Niebla en el almaes
- Troublez-moi ce soirfr
- La tua bocca bruciait
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Widmark
as Jed Towers
Marilyn Monroe
as Nell Forbes
Anne Bancroft
as Lyn Lesley
Donna Corcoran
as Bunny Jones
Jeanne Cagney
as Rochelle
Lurene Tuttle
as Ruth Jones
Elisha Cook Jr
as Eddie Forbes
Jim Backus
as Peter Jones
Verna Felton
as Mrs. Ballew
Willis Bouchey
as Joe - the Bartender
Don Beddoe
as Mr. Ballew
Harry Bartell
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Supporting cast
28Gloria Blondell
as Janie - Cafe Photographer (uncredited)
John Call
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
as Bell Captain (uncredited)
Charles J Conrad
as Speaker (uncredited)
Tom Daly
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Woman at Awards Dinner (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
as Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
as Doorman (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
as Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited)
Marjorie Holliday
as Phone Operator (uncredited)
David Mcmahon
as Uniformed Cop at End (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
as Maid (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Vic Perrin
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michael Ross
as Pat - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Olan Soule
as Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Doorman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Toastmaster (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Harry Evans
Tom Ferrandini
Kay Garrett
Carl M Leviness
Hans Moebus
Monty O Grady
Foster H Phinney
Paul Ravel
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