Bedlam
Bedlam
Bedlam
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1946
1h 16m
6.6(82 votes)
Drama
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.

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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Boris Karloff

George Sims

Boris Karloff
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Anna Lee

Nell Bowen

Anna Lee
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Billy House

Lord Mortimer

Billy House
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Richard Fraser

The Stonemason

Richard Fraser
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Glen Vernon

The Gilded Boy

Glen Vernon
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Ian Wolfe

Sidney Long

Ian Wolfe
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Jason Robards Sr.

Oliver Todd

Jason Robards Sr.
Acting

Leyland Hodgson

'That Devil' Wilkes

Leyland Hodgson
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Joan Newton

Dorothea the Dove

Joan Newton
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Elizabeth Russell

Mistress Sims

Elizabeth Russell
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Larry Wheat

Podge (uncredited)

Larry Wheat
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Skelton Knaggs

Varney (uncredited)

Skelton Knaggs
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Robert Clarke

Dan (uncredited)

Robert Clarke
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Vic Holbrook

Tom (uncredited)

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Polly Bailey

Scrub Woman (uncredited)

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John Beck

Solomon (uncredited)

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Ted Billings

Inmate (uncredited)

Ted Billings
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Ellen Corby

Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)

Ellen Corby
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Jane Crowley

Inmate (uncredited)

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Bruce Edwards

Warder (uncredited)

Bruce Edwards
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Betty Gillette

Woman (uncredited)

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John Goldsworthy

Chief Commissioner (uncredited)

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Jack Gordon

Mover (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

Inmate (uncredited)

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Harry Harvey

John Gray (uncredited)

Harry Harvey
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Lars Hensen

Inmate (uncredited)

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George Holmes

2nd Stonemason (uncredited)

George Holmes
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John Ince

Judge (uncredited)

John Ince
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Jimmy Jordan

3rd Stonemason (uncredited)

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Donna Lee

Cockney Girl (uncredited)

Donna Lee
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Nan Leslie

Cockney Girl (uncredited)

Nan Leslie
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James Logan

Bailiff (uncredited)

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John Meredith

Maniac Inmate (uncredited)

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Tommy Noonan

1st Stonemason (uncredited)

Tommy Noonan
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Frank Pharr

2nd Commissioner (uncredited)

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Foster H. Phinney

Lord Sandwich (uncredited)

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Robert Seiter

John, the Footman (uncredited)

Robert Seiter
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Ray Spiker

Guard (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
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Victor Travis

Sims' Friend (uncredited)

Victor Travis
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Eleanore Vogel

Inmate (uncredited)

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Frankie Dee

Pompey (uncredited)

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Hamilton Camp

Pompey (voice) (uncredited)

Hamilton Camp

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