Bedlam
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
1946 | 76m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mark Robson |
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| Writer: | Val Lewton, Mark Robson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1946 |
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| Director: | Mark Robson |
| Writer: | Val Lewton, Mark Robson |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | london, england, insane asylum, class differences, mental illness, 18th century, corrupt system, quakerism, mental health care, social prejudice |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $350,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | George Sims |
| Anna Lee | Nell Bowen |
| Billy House | Lord Mortimer |
| Richard Fraser | The Stonemason |
| Glen Vernon | The Gilded Boy |
| Ian Wolfe | Sidney Long |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Oliver Todd |
| Leyland Hodgson | 'That Devil' Wilkes |
| Joan Newton | Dorothea the Dove |
| Elizabeth Russell | Mistress Sims |
| Larry Wheat | Podge (uncredited) |
| Skelton Knaggs | Varney (uncredited) |
| Robert Clarke | Dan (uncredited) |
| Vic Holbrook | Tom (uncredited) |
| Donna Lee | Cockney Girl |
| Polly Bailey | |
| John Beck | Solomon (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | |
| Hamilton Camp | |
| Ellen Corby | Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited) |
| Jane Crowley | |
| Bruce Edwards | |
| Betty Gillette | |
| John Goldsworthy | |
| Jack Gordon | Mover (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | John Gray (uncredited) |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Val Lewton | Screenplay |
| Mark Robson | Screenplay, Director |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Lyle Boyer | Editor |
| Walter E. Keller | Art Direction |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Jean L. Speak | Sound |
| Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Designer |
| Doran Cox | Assistant Director |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Val Lewton | Producer |
| Jack J. Gross | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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