High Wall (1947)
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60% of users liked it
(66 ratings)
Former army pilot Robert Taylor is accused, on the basis of strong circumstantial evidence, of his wife's murder. Suffering from periodic blackouts, Taylor isn't so certain of his innocence himself. When offered a brain operation, Taylor refuses, knowing that if he is proven sane he will be… More Former army pilot Robert Taylor is accused, on the basis of strong circumstantial evidence, of his wife's murder. Suffering from periodic blackouts, Taylor isn't so certain of his innocence himself. When offered a brain operation, Taylor refuses, knowing that if he is proven sane he will be executed for murder. Instead, he opts for confinement in a high-walled veteran's mental institution. A compassionate lady doctor (Audrey Totter) falls in love with Taylor, convincing him to have the operation. Even after emerging from the ether, Taylor cannot remember any of the details concerning his wife's death--but he does recall that the dead woman had recently taken a job with a publisher (Herbert Marshall) of religious books. While the killer's identity is tipped off by this revelation, the audience is never certain that Robert Taylor isn't a murderer--especially since he'd previously appeared as a homicidal maniac in the 1946 film Undercurrent. The best moment in High Wall is the casual disposal of the sole witness to the murder, via a long, dark elevator shaft. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Dec 17, 1947 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A tepid and chatty psychological melodrama.
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Cast
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Robert Taylor
as Steven Kenet
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Audrey Totter
as Dr. Ann Lorrison
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Herbert Marshall
as Willard I. Whitcombe
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H.B. Warner
as Mr. Slocum
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Dorothy Patrick
as Helen Kenet
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Warner Anderson
as Dr. George Poward
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Moroni Olsen
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
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John Ridgely
as David Wallace
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Elizabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Kenet
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Vince Barnett
as Henry Cronner
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Jonathan Hale
as Emory Garrison
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Charles Arnt
as Sidney X. Hackle
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Ray Mayer
as Tom Delaney
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Bobby Hyatt
as Richard Kenet
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Erville Alderson
as Patient
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Jean Andren
as Nurse
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Morris Ankrum
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
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Russell Arms
as Patient
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Irving Bacon
as Gas Station Proprietor
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Jack Baxley
as Bartender
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George Bunny
as Customer
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Georgia Caine
as Miss Twitchell
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Jack Chefe
as Bartender
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Frank Darien
as Old Man in the Tub
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Boyd Davis
as Mr. Grant
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Abe Dinovitch
as Cab driver
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Eddie Dunn
as Deputy
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Helen Eby-Rock
as Josephine
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William Fawcett
as Patient
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Joel Friedkin
as Patient
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Lisa Golm
as Dr. Golm
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Bernard Gorcey
as Hirsch
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Eula Guy
as Vera Mercer
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John Hamilton
as Police surgeon
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Al Hill
as Patient
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Perry Ivins
as Cackling patient
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Selmar Jackson
as Inspector Harding
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Frank Jenks
as Drunk
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Milt Kibbee
as Counterman
- Paul Kruger
- Kate MacKenna
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Frank Marlowe
as Patient
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Howard Mitchell
as Attendant
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Rhea Mitchell
as Woman
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Marta Mitrovich
as Patient
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Dorothy Neumann
as Mrs. Miller
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Robert E. O'Connor
as Joe the gatekeeper
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Lee Phelps
as Telephone man
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Grandon Rhodes
as Dr. Edermann
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Mary Servoss
as Aunt Martha
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Henry Sylvester
as Patient
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Ray Teal
as Lieutenant of Police
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Celia Travers
as Maggie
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Dorothy Vaughan
as Harriett
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Dick Wessel
as Jim Hale
- Robert B. Williams
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Matt Willis
as Dan admittance clerk
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Hank Worden
as Customer
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Henry Hall
as Rev. Holmsby
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Bert Hanlon
as Bored clerk
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Stanley Price
as Patient
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Tom Quinn
as Detective Schaeffer
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Phil Dunham
as Patient
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Guy Beach
as Patient
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Jim Drum
as Orderly
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Sammy Shack
as Customer
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Tay Dunn
as Police Clerk
- Skeets Noyes
- Dan Quigg
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Jack Worth
as Orderly
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Jack Davis
as Detective Halloran
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John Beck
as Patient