Showing at #HOMEmcr is 1952 psychological thriller #Don'tBotherToKnock that's directed by #RoyBaker and screenwritten by #DanielTaradash from #CharlotteArmstrong 's 1951 novel #Mischief, with lead stars #RichardWidmark and #MarilynMonroe.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:njqsfwecf57sdfblw2ldyd2l/post/3mmlzopnhz22a

"Let’s talk about some disreputable art, what might be a trifecta of disreputability in this new landscape: #CharlotteArmstrong ‘s 1950 “domestic suspense” novel, Mischief; #RoyWardBaker ‘s underappreciated film adaptation, Don’t Bother To Knock (1952); and #MarilynMonroe, not the woman or the icon, but her acting that’s often similarly underappreciated in favor of the bombshell fantasy she created for her audience." https://culturalgutter.com/2022/11/24/on-mischief-dont-bother-to-knock-and-marilyn-monroe/ #books #movies #CrimeFiction