Storyline
Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills Jack. Bob comes to her defense and confesses to the shooting. The father prosecutes the son who receives a life imprisonment sentence. Jack Keene's butler Druggett knows the truth and blackmails Esther. Bob's girlfriend Peg Harper summons John Clay to the scene...
Cast & Crew
Edward Nugent
Bob Clay
Lead
Priscilla Dean
Esther Clay
Ann Christy
Peg Harper - Bob's Girlfriend
Robert Elliott
District Attorney John Manson Clay
Robert Ellis
Jack Keene - Man-about-Town
George Chesebro
Druggett - Blackmailing Butler
VC
Vance Carroll
Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank R. Strayer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Behind Stone Walls is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
