Bedlam (1946) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Robson |
| Producer(s) | Jack J. Gross (executive), Val Lewton |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller/Suspense |
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Bedlam Overview:
Bedlam (1946) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Mark Robson and produced by Jack J. Gross and Val Lewton.
SYNOPSIS
An intriguing change of pace from chillmaster Lewton about an innocent girl imprisoned in a ghastly 18th-century insane asylum. Nell, an aspiring young actress, rejects the patronage of a London nobleman after learning of the aristocrat's indifference to sadistic practices at the local insane asylum. When word of Nell's accusations reach Master Sims (Karloff), the villainous director of the madhouse, the brutal "doctor" attempts to protect his own reputation by casting doubt on the young woman's sanity. Interesting because the shock depends on a more-or-less accurate depiction of authentic settings.
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BlogHub Articles:
Boris Karloff at RKO: Body Snatcher, Isle of The Dead, Bedlam
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 30, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsIn our current climate, it almost seems like an oxymoron to have a shoestring budget period piece, but many of Val Lewton’s best movies were founded on this formula. His three-film partnership was beneficial for all parties involved and we would like to consider how he was able to fashion Karl... Read full article
book: The Queen of Bedlam (2007) by Robert McCammon
By John Grant on Jul 10, 2018 From NoirishIt’s 1702 in the fledgling city of New York — still a small town, by today’s standards — and young legal clerk Matthew Corbett takes it upon himself to weasel out the mystery of a serial killer who’s been nicknamed the Masker, because of the way he mutilates the faces o... Read full article
Bedlam (1946, Mark Robson)
on Nov 29, 2013 From The Stop ButtonBedlam is about a third of a good picture. It’s like writers Val Lewton and (director too) Robson didn’t quite know how to make it work, what with having to have Boris Karloff in it. Karloff’s the villain, the head of a mental institute in the eighteenth century. Karloff’s so... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: BEDLAM (1946)
By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 14, 2012 From Virtual ViragoIn the 1730s, the celebrated English artist William Hogarth created a series of paintings called A Rake's Progress, which rapidly became some of the most famous images of the age. A little more than two centuries later, the visionary film producer Val Lewton took the last of Hogarth's series as the ... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: BEDLAM (1946)
By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 14, 2012 From Virtual ViragoIn the 1730s, the celebrated English artist William Hogarth created a series of paintings called A Rake's Progress, which rapidly became some of the most famous images of the age. A little more than two centuries later, the visionary film producer Val Lewton took the last of Hogarth's series as the ... Read full article
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Quotes from
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.
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Facts about
The comment Sims makes to Nell about the inmates, "Fierce as wild bulls, untameable as flies, these have oft from strangers' side snatched rapiers suddenly and done much harm", is a quote from the play, 'The Honest Whore' by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton
When Sims says to Nell "I leave you to dream of these Augean labors", he is referring to the Labors of Hercules, one of which was to cleanse the Augean stables (the stables of Augeas).
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