Behind Locked Doors (1948)
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.
Director:
Budd Boetticher
Writers:
Eugene Ling, Malvin Wald.
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Lucille Bremer as Kathy Lawrence |
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Richard Carlson as Ross Stewart |
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Douglas Fowley as Larson |
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Ralf Harolde as Fred Hopps |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Dr. Clifford Porter |
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Herbert Heyes as Judge Finlay Drake |
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Gwen Donovan as Madge Bennett |
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Trevor Bardette as Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited) |
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Morgan Farley as Mental patient (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Dickie Moore as Mental patient (uncredited) |
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Tor Johnson as 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited) |
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John Holland as Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited) |
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Tony Horton as Trooper Captain (uncredited) |
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Wally Vernon as Maintenance Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Budd Boetticher | Director |
| Writing | Eugene Ling | Screenplay |
| Writing | Malvin Wald | Screenplay |
| Writing | Malvin Wald | Story |
| Sound | Albert Glasser | Music |
| Art | Armor Marlowe | Set Decoration |
| Art | Al Orenbach | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ern Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | James T. Vaughn | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Emmett Emerson | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leon Becker | Sound |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Visual Effects | George J. Teague | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Lee Davis | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Milton Gold | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Charles Rose | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | France Ehren | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Irving Friedman | Music Director |
| Directing | Richard Walton | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Burk Symon | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Eugene Ling | Producer |
| Camera | Guy Roe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Norman Colbert | Editor |
| Art | Edward L. Ilou | Art Direction |