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High Wall

High Wall

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

19476.21h 39mNR

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.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Written by Alan R. Clark, Bradbury Foote, Lester Cole
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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

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asylumfilm noirstrangulationpost world war iidoctor patient relationshipframed for murderbrain injurymurder confessionmurdered wifeinnocent man imprisonedwar veteran with amnesia

About High Wall

High Wall is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1947 exploring themes of asylum, film noir, strangulation, post world war ii, doctor patient relationship, framed for murder. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, it stars Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall. 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.

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