Bedlam
1946 · Movie · NR · 76 min · ★ 6.6 · 84% critics
In 1761 London, a sharp-tongued young woman is appalled to find wealthy visitors treating an infamous asylum like entertainment. After speaking out against the cruelty and neglect inside, she becomes trapped in the very institution she hoped to reform.
Also known as Chamber of Horrors
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Details
- Years
- 1946
- Release date
- 1946-05-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (83 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like old-fashioned gothic suspense with cruelty, class tension, and a reform-minded heroine, especially if Isle of the Dead worked for you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or intense horror.
Pros: chilling asylum premise; strong villain presence; smart social critique | Cons: mild on scares; uneven pacing; less shocking today
Themes
- london, england
- insane asylum
- class differences
- mental illness
- 18th century
- corrupt system
- quakerism
- mental health care
- social prejudice
Cast & crew
Boris Karloff
as George Sims
Anna Lee
as Nell Bowen
Billy House
as Lord Mortimer
Richard Fraser
as The Stonemason
Glen Vernon
as The Gilded Boy
Ian Wolfe
as Sidney Long
Jason Robards Sr.
as Oliver Todd
Leyland Hodgson
as 'That Devil' Wilkes
Joan Newton
as Dorothea the Dove
Elizabeth Russell
as Mistress Sims
Directed by Mark Robson