TMDb Rating
6.2/10
26 verified votes
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
ThrillerCrime
62 min
"MURDER was the ONLY way out!"
Plot Summary
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
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ThrillerCrimeBudd BoetticherLucille BremerRichard Carlson1948
Director
Budd Boetticher
Top Cast
Lucille BremerRichard CarlsonDouglas FowleyRalf HaroldeThomas Browne Henry
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