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Don't Bother to Knock ()

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After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
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Jed Towers
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Nell Forbes
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Lyn Lesley
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Bunny Jones
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Rochelle
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Ruth Jones
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Eddie Forbes
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Peter Jones
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Mrs. Ballew
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Joe - the Bartender (as Willis B. Bouchey)
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Mr. Ballew
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Bellboy (uncredited)
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Janie - Photographer (uncredited)
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Bellboy (uncredited)
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Bell Captain (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad ...
Speaker (uncredited)
Tom Daly ...
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Harry Denny ...
Lobby Guest (uncredited)
Harry Evans ...
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini ...
Lobby Guest (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Charles Flynn ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
Kay Garrett ...
Lobby Guest (uncredited)
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Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited)
Marjorie Holliday ...
Phone Operator (uncredited)
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Lobby Guest (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Banquet Guest (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Banquets Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Pat (uncredited)
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Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
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Toastmaster (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roy Ward Baker ... (as Roy Baker)

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Daniel Taradash ... (screen play by)
 
Charlotte Armstrong ... (based on a novel by)

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Julian Blaustein ... producer (produced by)

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Lucien Ballard ... director of photography

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George A. Gittens

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Richard Irvine
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Paul S. Fox
Thomas Little

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Travilla

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Esperanza Corona ... hairdresser (uncredited)
Frank Prehoda ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Max Golden ... production manager (uncredited)
Charles Hall ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eli Dunn ... assistant director (uncredited)
Erich von Stroheim Jr. ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Bernard Freericks ... sound
Harry M. Leonard ... sound

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director

Music Department

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Earle Hagen ... orchestrator
Bernard Mayers ... orchestrator
Lionel Newman ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Leslie Jones ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jerry Goldsmith ... scoring tasks (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. When the girl she's baby-sitting, Bunny, enters Nell goes crazy and sends her to her room. She fantasizes that Jed is her long lost fiance. Jed comes to realize that Nell is more than a little whacko. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines SHE'S DYNAMITE! It Opens the Door on the Screen's Most Exciting New Personality---MARILYN MONROE See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mischief (United States)
  • Night Without Sleep (United States)
  • Troublez-moi ce soir (France)
  • Versuchung auf 809 (Germany)
  • Niebla en el alma (Spain)
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  • 76 min
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Trivia In the novel upon which the movie is based, Nell's surname is 'Munro'. This was changed to Forbes after Marilyn Monroe was cast in the role. See more »
Goofs When Lyn and Jed get photographed in the bar by the camera lady, she snaps only one picture of them. When she brings the novelty items (handkerchief, matchbook, ashtray, and postcard) to their booth minutes later, the handkerchief shows a different pose than the others - Lyn's arm is extended, and there is no shadow across Jed's face. Additionally, neither of the poses on the items reflects the actual pose of the couple when the picture was taken. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Marilyn (1963). See more »
Soundtracks How About You? See more »
Quotes Eddie Forbes: You smell like a cooch dancer!
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