Bedlam (1946 film)

thumb Bedlam is a 1946 film about the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Directed by Mark Robson. Written by Val Lewton (as Charles Keith), Mark Robson, and inspired by William Hogarth's paintings A Rake's Progress. Sensational Secrets of Infamous Mad-house EXPOSED!  (taglines) Master George Sims And here is our Freida, Queen Of The Artichokes. Tell me kind words and gentle deeds will tame him!Enter the cage or your Quaker lies! Nell Bowen I have a fascination to see the loonies in their cages. Being rich and important is a disease I do not wish to catch. All for people who don't know I'm trying to help them. Dialogue Lord Mortimer: A capital fellow, this Sims, a capital fellow. Nell Bowen: If you ask me, M'Lord, he's a stench in the nostrils, a sewer of ugliness, and a gutter brimming with slop. Taglines Sensational Secrets of Infamous Mad-house EXPOSED! Cast Boris Karloff — Master George Sims Anna Lee — Nell Bowen Billy House — Lord Mortimer Richard Fraser — Hannay Glen Vernon — The Gilded Boy Ian Wolfe — Sidney Long Jason Robards Sr. — Oliver Todd Leyland Hodgson — John Wilkes Joan Newton — Dorothea the Dove Elizabeth Russell — Mistress Sims Frankie Dee — Pompie External links 0038343 Bedlam Category:1946 American films Category:1940s horror films Category:Films set in psychiatric hospitals Category:Films directed by Mark Robson Category:Films set in London Category:1946 English-language films