Bedlam
“Beauty at the mercy of madmen!”
1946•NR•1h 16m•6.7•Released
DramaThriller
London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.
Director
Mark Robson
Writer
Val Lewton, Mark Robson
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Boris Karloff
George Sims
Anna Lee
Nell Bowen
Billy House
Lord Mortimer
Richard Fraser
The Stonemason
Glen Vernon
The Gilded Boy
Ian Wolfe
Sidney Long
Jason Robards Sr.
Oliver Todd
Leyland Hodgson
'That Devil' Wilkes
Joan Newton
Dorothea the Dove
Elizabeth Russell
Mistress Sims
Larry Wheat
Podge (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs
Varney (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
Dan (uncredited)
Vic Holbrook
Tom (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Val Lewton
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