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The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho

THE TOWN COULDN'T HOLD THESE PEOPLE and THEIR LOVE!

Genres

Drama

OverView

In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

22 November 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Dave Connors

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Algeria Wedge

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Julia Norman

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Tucker Wedge

Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Belle Connors

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Mrs. Dunham

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Jefferson Norman

Colleen Townsend

Colleen Townsend

Marjorie Ransome

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

Judge Hutto

William Tracy

William Tracy

Cully Caxton

Art Baker

Art Baker

Peddigrew

Patricia Morison

Patricia Morison

Lucy Landon

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Tom Ransome

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Mrs. Ransome

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Porter Grimes

Hope Landin

Hope Landin

Mrs. Hutto

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Joe Atkins

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Juror

Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Legal Assistant

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Gossip (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Gossip (uncredited)

Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Man (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

Loafer (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Russell Custer

Juror (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Assistant Prosecutor (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood

Tough (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Adam McAdam (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Bailiff (uncredited)

Dick Rich

Dick Rich

Mulliken (uncredited)

Oliver Hartwell

Oliver Hartwell

Bootblack (uncredited)

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