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title: 'The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lothar Mendes'
released: '1946-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-walls-came-tumbling-down-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039094/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)

1946 · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a 1946 American mystery film noir crime film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan and George Macready. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it was based in the 1943 novel of the same title by Jo Eisinger. Both book and film take their title from the hymn Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho. Its plot bears similarities to that of The Maltese Falcon as several different figures hunt for a mysterious, lost treasure.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lothar Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-mendes)
- **Screenplay:** [Jo Eisinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-eisinger)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marlin Skiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/marlin-skiles)

## Cast

- [Lee Bowman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-bowman)

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