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High Wall
So tense! So taut! It closes in on you like a high wall!
Genres
CrimeThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1947-12-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
6.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Kenet
Vince Barnett
Henry Cronner
Jonathan Hale
Emory Garrison
Charles Arnt
Sidney X. Hackle
Ray Mayer
Tom Delaney
Robert Hyatt
Richard Kenet (as Bobby Hyatt)
Russell Arms
Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
John Beck
Patient (uncredited)
Eula Guy
Miss Vera Mercer (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Pinky (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Counterman (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Jim Hale (uncredited)
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