

Behind Locked Doors
1948 · Movie · 1h 2m · NR
ThrillerCrime
"MURDER was the ONLY way out!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Eugene LingScreenplay
- Malvin WaldScreenplay
Cast
- Lucille BremerKathy Lawrence
- Richard CarlsonRoss Stewart
- Douglas FowleyLarson
- Ralf HaroldeFred Hopps
- Thomas Browne HenryDr. Clifford Porter
- Herbert HeyesJudge Finlay Drake
- Gwen DonovanMadge Bennett
- Trevor BardetteMr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)
- Morgan FarleyMental patient (uncredited)
- Kathleen FreemanNurse (uncredited)
- Dickie MooreMental patient (uncredited)
- Tor Johnson'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
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