Bedlam
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(87 votes)
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.
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Box office
Made on a $350K budget
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Roy Webb
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Val LewtonScreenplay
- Mark RobsonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 10, 1946
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $350K
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Boris KarloffGeorge Sims
Anna LeeNell Bowen
Billy HouseLord Mortimer
Richard FraserThe Stonemason
Glen VernonThe Gilded Boy
Ian WolfeSidney Long
Jason Robards Sr.Oliver Todd
Leyland Hodgson'That Devil' Wilkes
Joan NewtonDorothea the Dove
Elizabeth RussellMistress Sims
Larry WheatPodge (uncredited)
Skelton KnaggsVarney (uncredited)
Robert ClarkeDan (uncredited)- Vic HolbrookTom (uncredited)
- Polly BaileyScrub Woman (uncredited)
- John BeckSolomon (uncredited)
Ted BillingsInmate (uncredited)
Ellen CorbyBetty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)- Jane CrowleyInmate (uncredited)
Bruce EdwardsWarder (uncredited)
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