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6.4Steven 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.
Released: 1947-12-1799 minDir: Curtis BernhardtCrime, Drama, Thriller
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Cast
- Robert Taylor as Steven Kenet
- Audrey Totter as Dr. Ann Lorrison
- Herbert Marshall as Willard I. Whitcombe
- Dorothy Patrick as Helen Kenet
- H.B. Warner as Mr. Slocum
- Warner Anderson as r. George Poward
Themes
- asylum
- film noir
- strangulation
- post world war ii
- doctor patient relationship
- framed for murder
- brain injury
- murder confession
- murdered wife
- innocent man imprisoned
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- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 573195
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- publication date
- 1947-01-01
- title
- High Wall
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1947 American films1947 crime drama films1947 English-language films1947 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican films based on playsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilm noirFilms about amnesiaFilms about psychiatryFilms directed by Curtis BernhardtFilms produced by Robert Lord (screenwriter)Films scored by Bronisław KaperMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date