Film

Bedlam

1946 · 1h 16m · Drama · Thriller

Beauty at the mercy of madmen!

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.

Boris Karloff

George Sims

Anna Lee

Nell Bowen

Billy House

Lord Mortimer

Richard Fraser

The Stonemason

Glen Vernon

The Gilded Boy

Ian Wolfe

Sidney Long

Jason Robards Sr.

Oliver Todd

Leyland Hodgson

'That Devil' Wilkes

Joan Newton

Dorothea the Dove

Elizabeth Russell

Mistress Sims

Larry Wheat

Podge (uncredited)

Skelton Knaggs

Varney (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Dan (uncredited)

Vic Holbrook

Tom (uncredited)

Polly Bailey

Scrub Woman (uncredited)

John Beck

Solomon (uncredited)

• Mark RobsonDirector · Screenplay
• Val LewtonScreenplay · Producer
• Jack J. GrossExecutive Producer
• Nicholas MusuracaDirector of Photography
• Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
• Lyle BoyerEditor

Release date

May 10, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 16m

Rated

NR

Budget

$350,000

Genres

Drama, Thriller

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