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Don't Bother to Knock (1961)

Don't Bother to Knock poster
Directed by
Cyril Frankel
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people staying at a London hotel get into a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps. The story follows a young Scottish woman whose arrival causes chaos among the guests and staff.

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What happens

Don't Bother to Knock (U.S. title: Why Bother to Knock) is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel starring Richard Todd, Nicole Maurey, Elke Sommer, June Thorburn, Rik Battaglia and Judith Anderson. The screenplay is by Denis Cannan and Frederic Gotfurt, based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Clifford Hanley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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