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High Wall
High Wall

High Wall

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

Genres

CrimeDramaThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

17 December 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Ray Mayer

Ray Mayer

Tom Delaney

Robert Hyatt

Robert Hyatt

Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)

Russell Arms

Russell Arms

Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)

John Beck

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)

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