The Invisible Wall (1947 film)

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The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eugene Forde
Screenplay byArnold Belgard
Story byHoward J. Green
Paul Frank
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Paul Frank (associate producer)
Starring Don Castle
Virginia Christine
Richard Gaines
Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline
Edited byFrank Baldridge
Music byDale Butts
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 15, 1947 (1947-10-15)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Invisible Wall is a 1947 American film noir directed by Eugene Forde starring Don Castle, Virginia Christine and Richard Gaines. [1]

Contents

The movie features an early performance by Jeff Chandler as a gangster. [2]

Plot

Told in flashback, the film recounts how gambler Harry Lane (Castle) ended up accused of murder: Returned from the war he took up his old job working for bookmaker Marty Floyd (Keane). Dispatched by his boss to deliver $20,000 to a contact in Las Vegas, he foolishly loses some of the money at the gambling tables, then loses the rest of it to a conman (Gaines). His attempts to recover the money result in him accidentally killing the conman. In the end Lane is cleared when it is revealed that the victim was no victim after all.

Cast

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References

  1. The Invisible Wall at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. A. H. WEILER (Aug 21, 1949). "BY WAY OF REPORT". New York Times. p. X3.