The House on Telegraph Hill

May 12, 1951

1h 33m

★ 6.3

Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!

Overview

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Alan Spender

Richard Basehart

Victoria Kowelska

Valentina Cortese

Major Marc Bennett

William Lundigan

Margaret

Fay Baker

Christopher

Gordon Gebert

Dr. Burkhardt

Steven Geray

Joseph C. Callahan

Herbert Butterfield

Kei - Houseboy

Kei Thin Chung

Mr. Whitmore

John Burton

Mrs. Whitmore

Katherine Meskill

Tony, the Grocer

Mario Siletti

Man At Accident

Charles Wagenheim

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