Don't Bother to Knock (1961 film)

For the film 1952 starring Marilyn Monroe, see Don't Bother to Knock.

Don't Bother to Knock
Directed by	Cyril Frankel
Produced by	Frank Godwin
Written by	Denis Cannan Frederic Gotfurt Frederic Raphael
Based on	Don't Bother to Knock 1959 novel by Clifford Hanley
Starring	Richard Todd Nicole Maurey Elke Sommer John Le Mesurier
Music by	Elisabeth Lutyens
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Distributed by	Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK)
Release dates	29 May 1961 (London)
Running time	89 minutes (UK)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Don't Bother to Knock (US: Why Bother to Knock) is a 1961 CinemaScope British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Richard Todd, Nicole Maurey, Elke Sommer and John Le Mesurier.

Synopsis

Bill Ferguson (Richard Todd), a Scottish romantically active travel agent gives several woman the keys to his flat, and ends up trying to prevent them from meeting each other.

Cast

• Richard Todd as Bill Ferguson
• Nicole Maurey as Lucille
• Elke Sommer as Ingrid
• June Thorburn as Stella
• Rik Battaglia as Gulio
• Judith Anderson as Maggie
• Dawn Beret as Harry
• Scott Finch as Perry
• Eleanor Summerfield as Mother
• John Le Mesurier as Father
• Colin Gordon as Rolsom
• Kenneth Fortescue as Ian
• Ronald Fraser as Fred
• Tommy Duggan as Al
• Michael Shepley as Colonel
• Joan Sterndale-Bennett as Spinster

External links

• Don't Bother to Knock at British Comedy Guide
• Don't Bother to Knock at IMDb
• Don't Bother to Knock at AllMovie
• Don't Bother to Knock at the TCM Movie Database
• Don't Bother to Knock at the American Film Institute Catalog