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High Wall

United States of America

NR
1947-12-17(US)
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Crime,
Drama,
Thriller
▪ 1h-39m

63^%

User
Score

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

Overview

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.

Alan R. ClarkTheatre Play
Bradbury FooteTheatre Play
Curtis BernhardtDirector
Conrad A. NervigEditor
Bronislau KaperMusic
Paul VogelDirector of Photography

Top Billed Cast

Robert Taylor

Steven Kenet

Audrey Totter

Dr. Ann Lorrison

Herbert Marshall

Willard I. Whitcombe

Dorothy Patrick

Helen Kenet

H.B. Warner

Mr. Slocum

Warner Anderson

r. George Poward

Moroni Olsen

Dr. Philip Dunlap

John Ridgely

Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

Morris Ankrum

Dr. Stanley Griffin

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A review by John Chard

7.5.0

Written by John Chard on 2024-05-16

Murders and Medicinal Mania. High Wall is directed by Curtis Bernhardt and adapted to screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Lester Cole from the play by Alan R. Clark and Bradbury Foote. It stars Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall, Dorothy Patrick and H.B. Warner. Music is by Bronislau Kaper and cinematography ...

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