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MURDER was the ONLY way out!
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he acts crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.Read moreLess
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he acts crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
The story
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he acts crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Cast & crew
Lucille BremerKathy Lawrence
Richard CarlsonRoss Stewart
Douglas FowleyLarson
Ralf HaroldeFred Hopps
Thomas Browne HenryDr. Clifford Porter
Herbert HeyesJudge Finlay Drake
Trevor BardetteMr. Purvis - a Patient (uncredited)
Morgan FarleyMental patient (uncredited)
Kathleen FreemanNurse (uncredited)
Dickie MooreMental patient (uncredited)
Tor Johnson'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Screenplay
- Eugene Ling
- Director
- Budd Boetticher
- Screenplay
- Malvin Wald
- Producer
- Eugene Ling
- Editor
- Norman Colbert
- Director of Photography
- Guy Roe