The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Broadway gossip columnist Gilbert Archer investigates his friend's murder, finds clues linking it to a valuable Da Vinci painting, putting himself and Patricia Foster in danger from those after the artwork

Cast

Lee Bowman

as Gilbert Archer

Marguerite Chapman

as Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning

Edgar Buchanan

as George Bradford

George Macready

as Matthew Stoker

Lee Patrick

as Susan

Jonathan Hale

as Captain Griffin

Elisabeth Risdon

as Catherine Walsh

J. Edward Bromberg

as Ernst Helms

Miles Mander

as Dr. Marko

Moroni Olsen

as Bishop Martin

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is really all about the last ten minutes as we quite entertainingly finish off this otherwise unremarkable drama. "Gilbert" (Lee Bowman) is a red-top journalist who loves nothing more than a good old dose of salacious rumour-mongering. His life takes a more serious turn when his friend is murde...

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