The Walls of Jericho

Movie
Original title	The Walls of Jericho
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1948
length	106 minutes
Rod
Director	John M. Stahl
script	Paul Wellman , Lamar Trotti
production	Lamar Trotti
music	Cyril J. Mockridge , Alfred Newman
camera	Arthur C. Miller
cut	James B. Clark
occupation
Cornel Wilde : Dave Connors Linda Darnell : Algeria Wedge Anne Baxter : Julia Norman Kirk Douglas : Tucker Wedge Ann Dvorak : Belle Connors Marjorie Rambeau : Mrs. Dunham Henry Hull : Jefferson Norman Colleen Townsend : Marjorie Ransome Barton MacLane : Gotch McCurdy Griff Barnett : Judge Hutto William Tracy : Cully Caxton Art Baker : Peddigrew

The Walls of Jericho is a American film drama from the year 1948 , that of 20th Century Fox produced. The main roles were played by Cornel Wilde , Linda Darnell , Anne Baxter and Kirk Douglas . Directed by John M. Stahl . The film is based on the eponymous story by Paul Wellman .

action

District Attorney Dave Connors, who lives in the village of Jericho , has a dissatisfied marriage to his wife, Belle. He invites his newlywed friends, Tucker and Algeria Wedge, to visit him at home. Algeria has secret feelings for Dave and is frustrated when Dave does not reciprocate her feelings and innuendos. When Dave decides to run for the post of Senator , Algeria encourages her husband, Tucker, to run as well, thus kicking Dave out.

Meanwhile, Dave meets his old childhood friend Julia Norman, who has been in love with him since childhood. After they have spent some time together, he too falls in love with his old acquaintance. They begin an affair, but end it because of the guilt of Dave's marriage to Belle. Julia decides to leave Jericho.

After Julia leaves Jericho, she meets Marjorie Ransom, a mutual friend of hers and Dave. Marjorie ran away from home one night and accidentally killed a man who molested her while on the run. Julia returns to Jericho and decides with Dave to defend Marjorie in court. Meanwhile, Algeria has learned of the Dave and Julia affair and wants to use this information to disrupt the trial and ruin Dave's chances of being elected Senator. She also tells Belle about her husband's affair.

Out of jealousy and anger, Belle shoots Dave, who can no longer participate in the trial as a defense attorney and therefore hands over the task to Julia. Julia takes the opportunity to defend Marjorie and her affair with Dave in court and questions Algeria's obsession with him. Marjorie is acquitted. The film ends with Julia's visit to Dave's bedside.

Reviews

In The New York Times of August 5, 1948, The Walls of Jericho is described as "boring, cozy and often not very well defined". The characters are "one-dimensional in a strange way".

The film historian Leonard Maltin described the film as "most of the time pretty bleak".

Web links

• The Walls of Jericho in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Walls of Jericho at Turner Classic Movies (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 'The Walls of Jericho,' Based on Wellman's Novel, at Roxy - Wilde, Darnell, Baxter Star. In: The New York Times. August 15, 1948, accessed May 14, 2017 . 
2. ^ The Walls of Jericho (1948). In: Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 14, 2017 (English).