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About
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.
Theatrical
May 10, 1946
Budget
$350K
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 4, 2005
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Producers
Music
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Quotes
See all →Secrets of the Infamous Mad-house Revealed
Taglines
Sensational Secrets of Infamous Mad-house EXPOSED!
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Contrasting Opinions on Sims' Character
Lord Mortimer
A capital fellow, this Sims, a capital fellow.
Nell Bowen
If you ask me, M'Lord, he's a stench in the nostrils, a sewer of ugliness, and a gutter brimming with slop.
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Cast
Full credits →B
Boris Karloff
George Sims
A
Anna Lee
Nell Bowen
B
Billy House
Lord Mortimer
R
Richard Fraser
The Stonemason
G
Glen Vernon
The Gilded Boy
I
Ian Wolfe
Sidney Long
J
Jason Robards Sr.
Oliver Todd
L
Leyland Hodgson
'That Devil' Wilkes
E
Elizabeth Russell
Mistress Sims
L
Larry Wheat
Podge (uncredited)
S
Skelton Knaggs
Varney (uncredited)
R
Robert Clarke
Dan (uncredited)
V
Vic Holbrook
Tom (uncredited)
P
Polly Bailey
Scrub Woman (uncredited)
J
John Beck
Solomon (uncredited)
T
Ted Billings
Inmate (uncredited)
E
Ellen Corby
Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
J
Jane Crowley
Inmate (uncredited)
B
Bruce Edwards
Warder (uncredited)
B
Betty Gillette
Woman (uncredited)
