High Wall (1947)

12/17/1947 (US) • 1h 39m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

asylum

film noir

strangulation

post world war ii

doctor patient relationship

framed for murder

brain injury

murder confession

murdered wife

innocent man imprisoned

war veteran with amnesia

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