About the film
small town politician lawyer
The Walls of Jericho
Release Date: November 22, 1948
| Year | : | 1948 |
| Slogan | : | «THE TOWN COULDN'T HOLD THESE PEOPLE and THEIR LOVE!» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | 20th Century Fox |
| Director | : | John M. Stahl |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Lamar Trotti, Paul Wellman |
| RunTime | : | 106 mins. |
After County Attorney Dave Connors helps Julian Norman with her shiftless father, Jefferson Norman, she leaves Jericho, Kansas to college to study for a law degree.A few years later, Algeria Wedge, the new bride of Dave's best friend, Tucker Wedge, makes overtures and plays for Dave, much to the displeasure of Dave's hard-drinking wife Belle. Angered by Dave's rebuffs, Algeria induces the state political boss to back Tucker for a Congress race against Dave. Meanwhile, Julia has returned to Jericho, with her law degree, and she and Dave fall in love.
Main Actors
Cornel Wilde
Character : Dave Connors
Linda Darnell
Character : Algeria Wedge
Anne Baxter
Character : Julia Norman
Kirk Douglas
Character : Tucker Wedge
Ann Dvorak
Character : Belle Connors
Marjorie Rambeau
Character : Mrs. Dunham
Henry Hull
Character : Jefferson Norman
Colleen Townsend
Character : Marjorie Ransome
Barton MacLane
Character : Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
Griff Barnett
Character : Judge Hutto
William Tracy
Character : Cully Caxton
Art Baker
Character : Peddigrew
Patricia Morison
Character : Lucy Landon
Frank Ferguson
Character : Tom Ransome
Helen Brown
Character : Mrs. Ransome
Will Wright
Character : Dr. Nathan J. Patterson
Edwin Maxwell
Character : Porter Grimes
Hope Landin
Character : Mrs. Hutto
Milton Parsons
Character : Joe Atkins
Oliver Blake
Character : Juror
Gene Nelson
Character : Legal Assistant
Ann Doran
Character : Gossip (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Character : Gossip (uncredited)
Tom Moore
Character : Man (uncredited)
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