Bedlam
Beauty at the mercy of madmen!
1946 | 76m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Mark Robson |
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| Writer: | Val Lewton, Mark Robson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1946 |
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| Director: | Mark Robson |
| Writer: | Val Lewton, Mark Robson |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | london, england, insane asylum, class differences, mental illness, 18th century, corrupt system, quakerism, mental health care, social prejudice |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $350,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | George Sims |
| Anna Lee | Nell Bowen |
| Billy House | Lord Mortimer |
| Richard Fraser | The Stonemason |
| Glen Vernon | The Gilded Boy |
| Ian Wolfe | Sidney Long |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Oliver Todd |
| Leyland Hodgson | 'That Devil' Wilkes |
| Joan Newton | Dorothea the Dove |
| Elizabeth Russell | Mistress Sims |
| Larry Wheat | Podge (uncredited) |
| Skelton Knaggs | Varney (uncredited) |
| Robert Clarke | Dan (uncredited) |
| Vic Holbrook | Tom (uncredited) |
| Polly Bailey | Scrub Woman (uncredited) |
| John Beck | Solomon (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Ellen Corby | Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited) |
| Jane Crowley | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Bruce Edwards | Warder (uncredited) |
| Betty Gillette | Woman (uncredited) |
| John Goldsworthy | Chief Commissioner (uncredited) |
| Jack Gordon | Mover (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | John Gray (uncredited) |
| Lars Hensen | Inmate (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | 2nd Stonemason (uncredited) |
| John Ince | Judge (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Jordan | 3rd Stonemason (uncredited) |
| Donna Lee | Cockney Girl (uncredited) |
| Nan Leslie | Cockney Girl (uncredited) |
| James Logan | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| John Meredith | Maniac Inmate (uncredited) |
| Tommy Noonan | 1st Stonemason (uncredited) |
| Frank Pharr | 2nd Commissioner (uncredited) |
| Foster H. Phinney | Lord Sandwich (uncredited) |
| Robert Seiter | John, the Footman (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Guard (uncredited) |
| Victor Travis | Sims' Friend (uncredited) |
| Eleanore Vogel | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Frankie Dee | Pompey (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Camp | Pompey (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Val Lewton | Screenplay |
| Mark Robson | Screenplay, Director |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Lyle Boyer | Editor |
| Walter E. Keller | Art Direction |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Jean L. Speak | Sound |
| Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Designer |
| Doran Cox | Assistant Director |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| John Sturtevant | Set Designer |
| Anthony Jowitt | Dialogue Coach |
| Earl B. Mounce | Sound Mixer |
| Harold E. Stine | Visual Effects |
| Lynn Dunn | Visual Effects |
| Al Simpson | Matte Painter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Val Lewton | Producer |
| Jack J. Gross | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
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