# Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

> A hotel-room encounter becomes a tense noir study of obsession, delusion, and concealed danger.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14129

## Facts

- Runtime: 76 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Roy Ward Baker
- Cast: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044557/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, claustrophobic, unsettling, classic cinema night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of obsession and madness unfolds in a New York hotel room.

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