Review of Don't Bother to Knock (1952) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 08 Feb 2005
Daniel Taradash’s script is contrived in spots, and the main virtue of Roy Ward Baker’s direction is its low-key plainness, yet Monroe—appearing here just before she became typecast as a gold-plated sex object—is frighteningly real as the confused babysitter, and the deglamorized setting is no less persuasive.
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This review of Don't Bother to Knock (1952) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 08 Feb 2005.
Don't Bother to Knock has generally received positive reviews.
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