Desc: Within These Walls: Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. With Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson, Edward Ryan, Mark Stevens. Michael Howland, a stern hanging judge, is assigned to take over a chaotic prison. There, Michael imposes a strict regime of discipline on the inmates. He is similarly rigid and harsh with his own two children Tommie and Anne. However, his son eventually ends up incarcerated in his father's prison.