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Rating: 7 stars

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Bedlam (1946)

Directed by Mark Robson

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Overview

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.

Length 76 minutes

Actors

Boris Karloff | Anna Lee | Billy House | Richard Fraser | Glen Vernon | Ian Wolfe | Jason Robards Sr. | Leyland Hodgson | Joan Newton | Elizabeth Russell | Larry Wheat | Skelton Knaggs | Robert Clarke | Vic Holbrook | Donna Lee | Polly Bailey | John Beck | Ted Billings | Hamilton Camp | Ellen Corby | Jane Crowley | Bruce Edwards | Betty Gillette | John Goldsworthy | Jack Gordon | Bobby Hale | Harry Harvey | Lars Hensen | George Holmes | John Ince | Jimmy Jordan | Nan Leslie | James Logan | John Meredith | Tommy Noonan | Frank Pharr | Foster H. Phinney | Robert Seiter | Ray Spiker | Victor Travis | Eleanore Vogel

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Val Lewton’s Bedlam (1946) is the main Lewton horror flick Scorsese borrows from for his Shutter Island. This might be the most speaking I’ve seen Boris Karloff do in a film and yet he’s still quite smarmy. Anna Lee pushes the film along for another strong edition in the catalog. Really dig this film a lot.

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