Movie · crime, drama
High Wall
1947 · 1h 39m · NR
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What is it about? High Wall
So tense! So taut! It closes in on you like a high wall!
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.
Genres: crime, drama, thriller. Themes: asylum, film noir, strangulation, post world war ii, doctor patient relationship, framed for murder.
Cast and crew High Wall
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Creators
- Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
- ScreenplayLester Cole
- ScreenplaySydney Boehm
- MusicBronislau Kaper
- CinematographyPaul Vogel
- EditingConrad A. Nervig
Full cast and crew77 cast members, 11 crew
Cast:
- Robert Taylor · Steven Kenet
- Audrey Totter · Ann Lorrison
- Herbert Marshall · Willard I. Whitcombe
- Dorothy Patrick · Helen Kenet
- H.B. Warner · Slocum
- Warner Anderson · r. George Poward
- Moroni Olsen · Philip Dunlap
- John Ridgely · Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
- Morris Ankrum · Stanley Griffin
- Elisabeth Risdon · Kenet
- Vince Barnett · Henry Cronner
- Jonathan Hale · Emory Garrison
- Charles Arnt · Sidney X. Hackle
- Ray Mayer · Tom Delaney
- Robert Hyatt · Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)
- Russell Arms · Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
- John Beck · Patient (uncredited)
- Eula Guy · Miss Vera Mercer (uncredited)
- John Hamilton · Police Surgeon (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson · Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
- Frank Jenks · Pinky (uncredited)
- Milton Kibbee · Counterman (uncredited)
- Dorothy Neumann · Miller (uncredited)
- Ray Teal · Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Dick Wessel · Jim Hale (uncredited)
- Erville Alderson
- Jean Andren
- Irving Bacon
- Jack Baxley
- Guy Beach
- George Bunny
- Georgia Caine
- Jack Chefe
- James Conaty
- Frank Darien
- Boyd Davis
- Jack Davis
- Abe Dinovitch
- Jim Drum
- Phil Dunham
Crew:
- Curtis Bernhardt · Director
- Paul Vogel · Director of Photography
- Conrad A. Nervig · Editor
- Alan R. Clark · Story
- Bradbury Foote · Story
- Lester Cole · Screenplay
- Sydney Boehm · Screenplay
- Bronislau Kaper · Original Music Composer
Trailer High Wall
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Details High Wall
- First theatrical release
- December 17, 1947
- Release in the US
- December 17, 1947
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- NR
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frequently asked questions
How long is High Wall?
1h 39m (99 minutes).
Who’s in High Wall?
Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall, Dorothy Patrick, H.B. Warner, Warner Anderson, Moroni Olsen, John Ridgely, Morris Ankrum, and Elisabeth Risdon. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt.
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