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Behind Locked Doors
MURDER was the ONLY way out!
6.3(27)19481h 2m
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
- Writers
- Eugene Ling,Malvin Wald,Malvin Wald
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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)
Crew
Directing
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Emmett EmersonAssistant Director
- Richard WaltonScript Supervisor
Writing
- Eugene LingScreenplay
- Malvin WaldStory
- Malvin WaldScreenplay
Production
- James T. VaughnProduction Supervisor
- Eugene LingProducer
Camera
- Charles RoseGrip
- Milton GoldStill Photographer
- Lee DavisCamera Operator
- Guy RoeDirector of Photography
Editing
- Norman ColbertEditor
Sound
- Albert GlasserMusic
- Leon BeckerSound
- Robert PritchardSound
- Irving FriedmanMusic Director
Art
- Armor MarloweSet Decoration
- Al OrenbachSet Decoration
- Edward L. IlouArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Joan St. OeggerHairstylist
- Helen TurpinHairstylist
- Ern WestmoreMakeup Artist
- Del ArmstrongMakeup Artist
- France EhrenCostume Supervisor
Visual Effects
- George J. TeagueVisual Effects
Crew
- Burk SymonDialogue Coach