The Walls of Jericho 76 years old

THE TOWN COULDN'T HOLD THESE PEOPLE and THEIR LOVE!

The Walls of Jericho

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.

Credits

The Walls of Jericho Cast

Name Character
Barton MacLane He was 45, 66 years old when he died as Rufus J. "Gotch" McCurdy
Kirk Douglas He was 31, 103 years old when he died as Tucker Wedge
Cornel Wilde He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Dave Connors
Will Wright He was 11, 2 years old when he died as Dr. Nathan J. Patterson
Ann Doran She was 37, 89 years old when she died as Gossip (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell He was 62, 62 years old when he died as Porter Grimes
Gene Nelson He was 28, 76 years old when he died as Legal Assistant
Ann Dvorak She was 37, 68 years old when she died as Belle Connors
Milton Parsons He was 44, 75 years old when he died as Joe Atkins
Griff Barnett He was 64, 74 years old when he died as Judge Hutto
Helen Brown She was 31, 77 years old when she died as Mrs. Ransome
Linda Darnell She was 25, 41 years old when she died as Algeria Wedge
Marjorie Rambeau She was 59, 80 years old when she died as Mrs. Dunham
Dorothy Granger She was 36, 82 years old when she died as Gossip (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson He was 48, 78 years old when he died as Tom Ransome
Anne Baxter She was 25, 62 years old when she died as Julia Norman
William Tracy He was 30, 49 years old when he died as Cully Caxton
Art Baker He was 50, 68 years old when he died as Peddigrew
Oliver Blake He was 146, 71 years old when he died as Juror
Colleen Townsend She was 19, now 96 years old as Marjorie Ransome
Tom Moore as Man (uncredited)
Henry Hull He was 58, 86 years old when he died as Jefferson Norman
Hope Landin She was 55, 79 years old when she died as Mrs. Hutto
Patricia Morison She was 33, 103 years old when she died as Lucy Landon

The Walls of Jericho Crew

Name Department
Lamar Trotti as Writer. He was 48 (51) years old when He died Writing
John M. Stahl as Director. He was 62 (63) years old when He died Directing
Paul Wellman as Novel. He was 53 (71) years old when He died Writing
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The Walls of Jericho (76 years)

THE TOWN COULDN'T HOLD THESE PEOPLE and THEIR LOVE!

  • Release day: Monday, November 22, 1948
  • Runtime: 106 minutes