Behind Locked Doors

Year: 1948

Runtime: 62 mins

Language: English

Director: Budd Boetticher

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Murder is the only way out. Behind the locked doors of a mental institution, crooked politician Judge Drake evades prosecution by feigning insanity. Private detective Ross Stewart infiltrates the asylum as a patient to gather evidence, while reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as his wife, serves as his outside liaison.

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