Behind Locked Doors
“MURDER was the ONLY way out!”
1948•NR•1h 2m•6.3•Released
ThrillerCrime
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he acts crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Director
Budd Boetticher
Writer
Eugene Ling, Malvin Wald
Languages
English
Studio
Aro Productions Inc.
Cast
Lucille Bremer
Kathy Lawrence
Richard Carlson
Ross Stewart
Douglas Fowley
Larson
Ralf Harolde
Fred Hopps
Thomas Browne Henry
Dr. Clifford Porter
Herbert Heyes
Judge Finlay Drake
Gwen Donovan
Madge Bennett
Trevor Bardette
Mr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Mental patient (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Nurse (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Mental patient (uncredited)
Tor Johnson
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
John Holland
Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)
Tony Horton
Trooper Captain (uncredited)
Wally Vernon
Maintenance Man (uncredited)
Production
Company
Aro Productions Inc.
Company
Eagle-Lion Films (US)
Producer
Eugene Ling
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