Those High Grey Walls

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These High Grey Walls
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Directed by Charles Vidor
Screenplay by Lewis Meltzer
Gladys Lehman
Story by William A. Wellman
Produced by B. B. Kahane
Starring Walter Connolly
Onslow Stevens
Iris Meredith
Cinematography John Stumar
Edited by Gene Milford
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 21, 1939 (1939-09-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Those High Grey Walls is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens and Iris Meredith. [1] Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is also known by the alternative title The Gates of Alcatraz.

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Plot

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.

Cast

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References

  1. F. S. (October 19, 1939). "The Screen". The New York Times . ProQuest   103072022.