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High Wall

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Plot

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.

Cast

Robert Taylor as Steven Kenet
Robert Taylor

as Steven Kenet

Audrey Totter as Dr. Ann Lorrison
Audrey Totter

as Dr. Ann Lorrison

Herbert Marshall as Willard I. Whitcombe
Herbert Marshall

as Willard I. Whitcombe

Dorothy Patrick as Helen Kenet
Dorothy Patrick

as Helen Kenet

H.B. Warner as Mr. Slocum
H.B. Warner

as Mr. Slocum

Warner Anderson as r. George Poward
Warner Anderson

as r. George Poward

Moroni Olsen as Dr. Philip Dunlap
Moroni Olsen

as Dr. Philip Dunlap

John Ridgely as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
John Ridgely

as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)

Morris Ankrum as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Morris Ankrum

as Dr. Stanley Griffin

Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Kenet
Elisabeth Risdon

as Mrs. Kenet

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 17, 1947

Production Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.65 hrs

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Murders and Medicinal Mania. High Wall is directed by Curtis Bernhardt and adapted to screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Lester Cole from the play by Alan R. Clark and Bradbury Foote. It stars Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall, Dorothy Patrick and H.B. Warner. Music is by Bronislau Kaper and cinematography by Paul Vogel. Suffering from a brain injury sustained during the war, Stev…