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High Wall (1947)

So tense! So taut! It closes in on you like a high wall!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Curtis Bernhardt
Writer : Lester Cole, Sydney Boehm

Synopsis

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.

Actors

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Steven Kenet
Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter
Dr. Ann Lorrison
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Willard I. Whitcombe
Dorothy Patrick
Dorothy Patrick
Helen Kenet
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Mr. Slocum
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
r. George Poward
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen
Dr. Philip Dunlap
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Stanley Griffin
Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Kenet
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett
Henry Cronner
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Emory Garrison
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
Sidney X. Hackle
Ray Mayer
Ray Mayer
Tom Delaney
Robert Hyatt
Robert Hyatt
Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)
Russell Arms
Russell Arms
Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
John Beck
John Beck
Patient (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Eula Guy
Miss Vera Mercer (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Pinky (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Counterman (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann
Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
Jim Hale (uncredited)

Crews

Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Paul Vogel
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
Bronislau Kaper
Bronislau Kaper
Music
Alan R. Clark
Alan R. Clark
Theatre Play
Bradbury Foote
Bradbury Foote
Theatre Play
Conrad A. Nervig
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Alan R. Clark
Alan R. Clark
Story
Bradbury Foote
Bradbury Foote
Story
Lester Cole
Lester Cole
Screenplay
Sydney Boehm
Sydney Boehm
Screenplay
Charles E. Wallace
Charles E. Wallace
Sound

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High Wall (1947)

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