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Bedlam (1946)

Bedlam (1946)

Drama Thriller

Beauty at the mercy of madmen!

Release Date: 1946, May 10
Directors: Mark Robson
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Ellen Corby, Jack Gordon, Larry Wheat, Hamilton Camp, Anna Lee, Jason Robards Sr., Lars Hensen, Leyland Hodgson, Robert Clarke, Ian Wolfe, James Logan, Eleanore Vogel

Overview:

London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they were caged animals. Nell Bowen, one of the visitors, is horrified by the deplorable living conditions of the unfortunate inhabitants of this godforsaken place, better known as Bedlam.

Keywords:

18th century london, england class differences mental illness insane asylum corrupt system social prejudice mental health care quakerism