The Walls of Jericho
THE TOWN COULDN'T HOLD THESE PEOPLE and THEIR LOVE!
1948 · 1h 46m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- John M. Stahl Director
- Cornel Wilde as Dave Connors
- Linda Darnell as Algeria Wedge
- Anne Baxter as Julia Norman
- Kirk Douglas as Tucker Wedge
- Ann Dvorak as Belle Connors
- Marjorie Rambeau as Mrs. Dunham
- Henry Hull as Jefferson Norman
- Colleen Townsend as Marjorie Ransome
- Barton MacLane as Gotch McCurdy
- Griff Barnett as Judge Hutto
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