High Wall

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

Dec 17 1947 Approved 1h 39m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

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, and endangers her career on a dangerous quest through dark streets awash with rain.

Written by

Sydney Boehm, Lester Cole, Alan R. Clark

Directed by

Curtis Bernhardt

Cast

Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
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