High Wall (1947)
So tense! So taut! It closes in on you like a high wall!
1947 · NR · 1h 39m · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Writers: Lester Cole, Sydney Boehm, Alan R. Clark
Music by: Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography: Paul Vogel
Editor: Conrad A. Nervig
Cast
Robert Taylor as Steven KenetAudrey Totter as Dr. Ann LorrisonHerbert Marshall as Willard I. WhitcombeDorothy Patrick as Helen KenetH.B. Warner as Mr. SlocumWarner Anderson as r. George PowardMoroni Olsen as Dr. Philip DunlapJohn Ridgely as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)Morris Ankrum as Dr. Stanley GriffinElisabeth Risdon as Mrs. KenetVince Barnett as Henry CronnerJonathan Hale as Emory GarrisonMore like this
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