Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors (1948)

September 13th, 19481h 2min

Thriller, Crime
62%

Overview

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number


Released on: 1948-09-24
Thriller, Mystery

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world....

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt


Released on: 1943-01-15
Thriller

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in ...

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear


Released on: 1944-05-19
Mystery, Thriller

Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so san...

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death


Released on: 1947-08-27
Crime, Thriller

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential


Released on: 1952-11-11
Crime

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner


Released on: 1946-04-09
Crime, Drama

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even tr...

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear


Released on: 1943-01-07
Thriller, War

An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ...

Acid Noir

Acid Noir


Released on: 2022-12-31
Thriller, Drama

Isaac and Vivi, two adventurous young New Yorkers, go on a surreal first date to a mysterious Brookl...

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow


Released on: 1958-01-16
Thriller, Mystery, Drama

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dea...

The Big Combo

The Big Combo


Released on: 1955-02-13
Drama, Crime

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice ...

Human Desire

Human Desire


Released on: 1954-08-05
Drama, Crime, Romance, Thriller

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair w...

The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia


Released on: 1953-03-20
Crime, Mystery

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murder...

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming


Released on: 1941-10-31
Mystery, Crime

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitre...

Key Largo

Key Largo


Released on: 1948-07-16
Crime, Thriller

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. Th...

Cape Fear

Cape Fear


Released on: 1962-04-12
Thriller

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y...

Autopsy of a Criminal

Autopsy of a Criminal


Released on: 1963-08-05
Crime, Drama

Hardly a Criminal

Hardly a Criminal


Released on: 1949-03-22
Crime, Drama

A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the ...

The Black Vampire

The Black Vampire


Released on: 1953-10-14
Drama, Thriller

A cabaret performer tries to protect her daughter from a mysterious killer while resisting the advan...

Goodnight, My Love

Goodnight, My Love


Released on: 1972-10-18
TV Movie, Crime, Mystery, Comedy

Gruff gumshoe Francis Hogan is hired by a mysterious woman to find her boyfriend who has gone missin...

May Morning

May Morning


Released on: 1970-08-02
Thriller

A dramatic and penetrating examination of the intellectual and moral standards existing at Oxford Un...