
Film
Behind Locked Doors
1948 · 1h 2m · Thriller · Crime
MURDER was the ONLY way out!
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Overview
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Cast

Lucille Bremer
Kathy Lawrence

Richard Carlson
Ross Stewart

Douglas Fowley
Larson

Ralf Harolde
Fred Hopps

Thomas Browne Henry
Dr. Clifford Porter

Herbert Heyes
Judge Finlay Drake
Gwen Donovan
Madge Bennett

Trevor Bardette
Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)

Morgan Farley
Mental patient (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman
Nurse (uncredited)

Dickie Moore
Mental patient (uncredited)

Tor Johnson
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

John Holland
Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Tony Horton
Trooper Captain (uncredited)

Wally Vernon
Maintenance Man (uncredited)
Crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Eugene LingScreenplay · Producer
- Malvin WaldScreenplay · Story
- Guy RoeDirector of Photography
- Norman ColbertEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 13, 1948
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
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