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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

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

6.4(68)1h 33mMay 12, 1951

Thriller Drama Mystery

Robert Wise

Director

Elick Moll, Frank Partos

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Diary

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.

Cast

Richard Basehart

Alan Spender

Valentina Cortese

Victoria Kowelska

William Lundigan

Major Marc Bennett

Fay Baker

Margaret

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Steven Geray

Dr. Burkhardt

Herbert Butterfield

Joseph C. Callahan

Charles Wagenheim

Man At Accident

David Clarke

Mechanic

Natasha Lytess

Karin Dernakova

Steve Carruthers

Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Detective Ellis (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

Sergeant, Interpreter (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Police Stenographer (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: May 12, 1951
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America

Keywords

san francisco, californiafilm noirold houseassumed identitypost world war iigovernessidentity swapconcentration camp survivorjewish refugeemurder plotchild endangermentpoisoned drinkhasty marriage

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