| Behind the High Wall | |
| Producer: | Stanley Rubin |
| Director: | Abner Biberman |
| Screenplay: | Harold Jack Bloom |
| Story: | Richard K. Polimer Wallace Sullivan |
| Starring: | Tom Tully Sylvia Sidney |
| Cinematography: | Maury Gertsman |
| Editing: | Ted J. Kent |
| Color Process: | Black and white |
| Studio: | Universal International Pictures |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Behind the High Wall is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman starring Tom Tully and Sylvia Sidney.
It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal.[1] It was sometimes referred to as his first film[2] although he had appeared in Raw Edge under another name. In March 1956 it was said "John Gilmore" was in the film but in the credits he is called "John Gavin".[3]
Inmates pull a prison break, taking the warden and another prisoner as hostages. But when the car gets into a crash, killing the others, the warden makes off with the gang's loot and places the blame on the other hostage.