CinemaOSMovie · 1948 · 1h 2m · NR
Behind Locked Doors

MURDER was the ONLY way out!

63%(27)IMDbThrillerCrime

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he acts crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.

Directed byBudd Boetticher

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 2m
Language
EN
Released
September 13, 1948
Studios
Aro Productions Inc.Eagle-Lion Films (US)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lucille Bremer

Lucille Bremer

Kathy Lawrence

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

Ross Stewart

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Larson

Ralf Harolde

Ralf Harolde

Fred Hopps

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

Dr. Clifford Porter

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Judge Finlay Drake

Gwen Donovan

Madge Bennett

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley

Morgan Farley

Mental patient (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Nurse (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Written by
Eugene Ling
Malvin Wald
Produced by
Eugene Ling

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