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High Wall

High Wall

6,4 /10 (29 Votes)
1947 EN 99 min

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.

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Release date

17/12/1947

Votes

29

Popularity

1.3

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

99 min

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

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Ray Mayer

Tom Delaney

Robert Hyatt

Robert Hyatt

Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)

Russell Arms

Russell Arms

Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)

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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)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

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Jean Andren

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

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Jack Baxley

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Guy Beach

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George Bunny

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

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James Conaty

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

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Boyd Davis

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Jack Davis

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Abe Dinovitch

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Jim Drum

Phil Dunham

Phil Dunham

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

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Tay Dunn

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Helen Eby-Rock

Helen Eby-Rock

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Joel Friedkin

Joel Friedkin

Lisa Golm

Lisa Golm

Bernard Gorcey

Bernard Gorcey

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Bert Hanlon

Bert Hanlon

Al Hill

Al Hill

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Perry Ivins

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

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Kate MacKenna

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Rhea Mitchell

Rhea Mitchell

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Marta Mitrovich

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

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Skeets Noyes

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

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Dan Quigg

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Tom Quinn

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Mary Servoss

Mary Servoss

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Sammy Shack

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Henry Sylvester

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Celia Travers

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Matt Willis

Matt Willis

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

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Jack Worth

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-01-11

⭐ 7.5

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 by Paul Vogel. Suffering from a brain injury sustained during the war, Steven Kenet (Taylor) is further rocked by the realisation that he may have strangled his wife during one of his blackout episodes. Committed to a county asylum, Steven responds to treatment by Dr. Ann Lor…

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