High Wall
1947 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 6.4 · 53% critics
A war-scarred veteran with recurring blackouts wakes to a nightmare: he may have killed his wife, and his own confession lands him in an overcrowded county asylum. As a determined psychiatrist pushes treatment forward, doubts grow about what really happened, and the search for the truth becomes a tense fight against time, stigma, and the system.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-12-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (29 votes)
About
If you enjoy moody, psychological film noir with amnesia, institutional pressure, and a central mystery, this should click, especially if you liked Black Angel or Lady in the Lake; Not for you if you want realistic psychiatry or subtle romance.
Pros: tense noir atmosphere; strong lead performances; intriguing asylum setting | Cons: dated psychology ideas; romance feels forced; contrived plot devices
Themes
- 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
Cast & crew
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
Moroni Olsen
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
John Ridgely
as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
Morris Ankrum
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Kenet
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt