Richard Basehart
Larry Nelson
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Summaries. A paroled convict's infatuation with a gold-digger nurse working at a sanitarium leads him to crime. Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium.
OUTSIDE THE WALL is a solid B crime movie that delivers everything the genre promises. It might make a nice comparison with TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY, released the next year. In both films, an ex-con, newly released, runs into trouble despite their pretty naive aspirations and innocuous personalities.
Synopsis. At the Cherry Hill Prison in Philadelphia, Larry Nelson is summoned by the warden, who informs him that he has been granted a pardon. Larry, who was sentenced to prison at age fourteen for beating a brutal reformatory guard to death, has been incarcerated for fifteen years.
Outside The Wall (1950) is an ex-con sap in the city thriller from the height of the classic film noir era, starring Richard Basehart as an innocent abroad, released from prison never having seen a woman, and at large and trying to remain crime-free in Philly.
Outside the Wall (1950) directed by Crane Wilbur • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1950 Directed by Crane Wilbur. All I know about dames I heard in prison … now I can find out for myself !
1950. 1h 20m. Approved. Crime/Drama/Film-noir. Cast. Richard Basehart (Larry Nelson) Marilyn Maxwell (Charlotte Maynard) Signe Hasso (Celia Bentner) Dorothy Hart (Ann Taylor) Joseph Pevney (Gus...
Richard Basehart (La Strada / Moby Dick / Jons and Erdme) is convincing as a young prison release who has to fight his way into a law-abiding life. Swedish actress Signe Hasso and Dorothy Hart can also be seen in other roles. Filmbesprechung auf DEUTSCH: Richard Basehart in einer kleinen Film-Perle aus der Schwarzen Serie Hollywoods.
