Behind Locked Doors (1948) Rating: Starring: Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Tor Johnson, Dickie Moore, Douglas Fowley, Thomas Browne Henry Director: Oscar Boetticher Category: Suspense / Thriller, Classic Studio: Kino Video Subtitles: [None] Length: 62 mins Want to buy?           Murder Was The Only Way Out! A shadowy sanitarium provides the claustrophobic stage for sadism, paranoia and murder in this classic film noir from director Budd Boetticher (The Killer Is Loose, Comanche Station). In a plot that clearly foreshadowed Sam Fuller's Shock Corridor, private detective Ross Stewart (Richard Carlson) checks himself into a mental hospital in an attempt to locate a corrupt judge hiding from justice.But before Stewart can reveal the truth, his true identity is discovered and he becomes a victim of his own ruse.With the help of a deranged punch-drunk ex-prizefighter (Tor Johnson of Plan 9 From Outer Space), the doctors at La Siesta Sanitarium concoct a plan to make Stewart a permanent resident.And the only person who shares Stewart's secret, the only one who can rescue him from certain death, is the scheming woman who sent him there. (Lucille Bremer). A bare-bones low-budget thriller from Hollywood's "Poverty Row", Behind Locked Doors cleverly compensates for is budgetary limitations by bathing its set in darkness.This visual spareness is perfectly suited to Boetticher's terse, hard-edged style, making the film a nightmarish ride through the halls of insanity and an ingenious , effective example of American film noir.