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  • Those High Grey Walls (1939)
  • Approved
    80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Those High Grey Walls (1939)
Approved
80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police. This is man whom he had brought into the world many years before. At ...See moreDr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police. This is man whom he had brought into the world many years before. At Fillmore he is assigned to work in the jute mill after the prison doctor, Frank Norton, spurns his request to work in the hospital. "Lindy" Lindstron, MacAuley's co-worker in the mill, has a sudden heart attack and Dr. Norton declares him beyond help. MacAuley administers adrenaline and Lindstrom recovers. News of the recovery spreads and MacAuley is besieged by fellow convicts with real and imaginary ills, and Norton requests his transfer to the hospital. Lindstrom, suffering greatly, begs MacAuley to give him an overdose of sedative, and offers him $10,000 he claims to have hidden "outside." MacAuley refuses, but is so touched by Lindstrom's agony that he talks over the possibility of a mercy death with Norton. Nightingale, a prison trusty, has overheard Lindstrom's request and he promises to obtain the sedative in return for the $10,000. The next day, Lindstrom is found dead. Norton, who scoffed at MacAuley's request, believes that MacAuley gave Lindstrom the fatal dose. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
William A. Ullman Jr. (based on a story by) | Lewis Meltzer (screenplay)
Producer
Cinematographer
John Stumar (photography)
Editor
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Sep 21, 1939 (United States)

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81 cast members
Name Known for
Walter Connolly
Dr. MacAuley Dr. MacAuley   See fewer
Onslow Stevens
Dr. Frank Norton Dr. Frank Norton   See fewer
Paul Fix
Nightingale Nightingale   See fewer
Bernard Nedell
Redlands Redlands   See fewer
Iris Meredith
Mary MacAuley Mary MacAuley   See fewer
Oscar O'Shea
Warden Warden   See fewer
Nicholas Soussanin
'Lindy' Lindstrom 'Lindy' Lindstrom   See fewer
Don Beddoe
Jockey Jockey   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Anderson Jr.
Porter (uncredited) Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Austin
Neck-Brace Convict (uncredited) Neck-Brace Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry A. Bailey
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
William Bakewell
Kibitzer (uncredited) Kibitzer (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Baldwin
Mr. Mason (uncredited) Mr. Mason (uncredited)   See fewer
Griff Barnett
Prison Tailor (uncredited) Prison Tailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Bautista
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicholas Bela
Rattles (uncredited) Rattles (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Brennan
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Brown
Wife (uncredited) Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Brown
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Bruno
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Burr Caruth
Old Man (uncredited) Old Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chapin
Delivery Boy (uncredited) Delivery Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chesebro
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clark
Orderly (uncredited) Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Colebrook
Trusty Waiter (uncredited) Trusty Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Conrad
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Copeland
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Copeland
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
James Coughlin
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Daley
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Depp
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Ford
Joe Wilson (uncredited) Joe Wilson (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Foster
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Fulton
Baggage Man (uncredited) Baggage Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gardner
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
William Garner
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorna Gray
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Gray
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Guhl
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Eva Hyde
Johnnie's Girl (uncredited) Johnnie's Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lester Johnson
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene King
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
Trusty (uncredited) Trusty (uncredited)   See fewer
William Lally
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Laughton
Bill (uncredited) Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McAvoy
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Mother (uncredited) Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
James Millican
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Peters
Stiff-Necked Convict (uncredited) Stiff-Necked Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Phillips
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
June Pickerell
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Randolph
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Rice
Bruised-Hand Convict (uncredited) Bruised-Hand Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Sande
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Schindell
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Sterling
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Stone
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Taylor
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Eduardo Thomajan
Johnnie (uncredited) Johnnie (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Turner
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Van Zandt
Freddie (uncredited) Freddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Herb Vigran
Orderly (uncredited) Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
E. Alyn Warren
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Delmar Watson
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Stranger (uncredited) Stranger (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke York
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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