asylum,film noir,strangulation,post world war ii,doctor patient relationship,framed for murder,brain injury,murder confession,murdered wife,innocent man imprisoned,war veteran with amnesia

High Wall (1947)

Poster for High Wall

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

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 & Crew

Director
Curtis Bernhardt
  • Profile picture of Robert Taylor
    Steven Kenet Robert Taylor
  • Profile picture of Audrey Totter
    Dr. Ann Lorrison Audrey Totter
  • Profile picture of Herbert Marshall
    Willard I. Whitcombe Herbert Marshall
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Patrick
    Helen Kenet Dorothy Patrick
  • Profile picture of H.B. Warner
    Mr. Slocum H.B. Warner
  • Profile picture of Warner Anderson
    r. George Poward Warner Anderson
  • Profile picture of Moroni Olsen
    Dr. Philip Dunlap Moroni Olsen
  • Profile picture of John Ridgely
    Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley) John Ridgely

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Keywords

  • asylum
  • film noir
  • strangulation
  • post world war ii
  • doctor patient relationship
  • framed for murder
  • brain injury
  • murder confession
  • murdered wife
  • innocent man imprisoned
  • war veteran with amnesia