Movie Description
High Wall
(1947)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Curtis Bernhardt
- Editor : Conrad A. Nervig
- Cast : Robert Taylor,Audrey Totter,Herbert Marshall,Dorothy Patrick,H.B. Warner,Warner Anderson,Moroni Olsen,John Ridgely,Morris Ankrum,Elisabeth Risdon,Vince Barnett,Jonathan Hale,Charles Arnt,Ray Mayer,Robert Hyatt,Russell Arms,John Beck,Eula Guy,John Hamilton,Selmer Jackson,Frank Jenks,Milton Kibbee,Dorothy Neumann,Ray Teal,Dick Wessel
Cast
Steven Kenet
Dr. Ann Lorrison
Willard I. Whitcombe
Helen Kenet
Mr. Slocum
r. George Poward
Dr. Philip Dunlap
Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Dr. Stanley Griffin
Mrs. Kenet
Henry Cronner
Emory Garrison
Sidney X. Hackle
Tom Delaney
Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)
Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Miss Vera Mercer (uncredited)
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Pinky (uncredited)
Counterman (uncredited)
Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jim Hale (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHigh Wall
Status Released
Release Information
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1947-12-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Crime
- Thriller