Behind the High Wall (1956)
1h 25m
Running Time
July 1, 1956Release Date
Behind the High Wall (1956)
1h 25m
Running Time
July 1, 1956Release Date
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Plot.
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
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Cast & Crew.
Tom Tully
Warden Carmichael
Sylvia Sidney
Hilda Carmichael
Betty Lynn
Anne MacGregor
Betty Lynn
Anne MacGregor
Don Beddoe
Todd 'Mac' MacGregor
John Gavin
Johnny Hutchins
Abner Biberman
Director
John Larch
William Kiley
Barney Phillips
Tom Reynolds
Harold Jack Bloom
Writer
Richard K. Polimer
Writer
Ed Kemmer
Charlie Rains
Wallace Sullivan
Writer
John Beradino
Carl Burkhardt
Stanley Rubin
Producer
Rayford Barnes
George Miller
Nicky Blair
Roy Burkhardt
Maury Gertsman
Cinematographer
David Garcia
Morgan
Peter Leeds
First Detective
James Hyland
Second Detective
Ted J. Kent
Editor
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
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Wiki.
Behind the High Wall is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman starring Tom Tully and Sylvia Sidney.
It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal. It was sometimes referred to as his first film although he had appeared in Raw Edge under another name. In March 1956 it was said "John Gilmore" was in the film but in the credits he is called "John Gavin".