Bedlam
“Beauty at the mercy of madmen!”
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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Cast
42 people
Boris Karloff
George Sims
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Anna Lee
Nell Bowen
Known for
The Sound of Music
How Green Was My Valley
Billy House
Lord Mortimer
Known for
The Stranger
Imitation of Life
Richard Fraser
The Stonemason
Known for
The Picture of Dorian Gray
How Green Was My Valley
Glen Vernon
The Gilded Boy
Known for
I Bury the Living
The Woman on the Beach
Ian Wolfe
Sidney Long
Known for
THX 1138
Witness for the Prosecution
Jason Robards Sr.
Oliver Todd
Known for
Isle of the Dead
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Leyland Hodgson
'That Devil' Wilkes
Known for
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Joan Newton
Dorothea the Dove
Also in
Riverboat Rhythm
Elizabeth Russell
Mistress Sims
Known for
The Corpse Vanishes
The Curse of the Cat People
Larry Wheat
Podge (uncredited)
Also in
The Song of Love
Irene
Skelton Knaggs
Varney (uncredited)
Known for
Terror by Night
House of Dracula
Mark Robson Director · Val Lewton Screenplay Roy Webb Composer
Budget $350K · United States release May 10, 1946 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$350,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Chamber of Horrors
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 19, 1946
Premiere
United States · May 10, 1946
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
October 12, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
July 24, 1984 · TV
Mexico
August 23, 1946 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 7, 1949 · Theatrical
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