| NR,1hr 19min Released: January 1, 1946 Synopsis: Bedlam is one of the costlier psychological-horror efforts from RKO producer Val (Curse of the Cat People) Lewton. Boris Karloff stars as the supervisor of the notorious 18th century British insane asylum St. Mary's of Bethlehem, better known as "Bedlam." Anna Lee, who co-stars as the feisty mistress of a fatuous government official, is appalled by the miserable treatment afforded the Bedlam inmates and insists that reforms be initiated. The crafty, politically connected Karloff responds by having ... Full Synopsis
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| Bedlam is a film well worth seeing, especially for fans of producer Val Lewton. It's not Lewton's best film by any means and has any number of flaws, but it's a fascinating example of a genre filmmaker trying hard to both work within and break out of the confines of his genre. Bedlam's biggest problem is that it tries to be both a horror film and a serious sociological tract, and it simply can't fulfill ... Read Review | |
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