The House on Telegraph Hill
Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!
1951 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Wise |
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| Writer: | Dana Lyon, Elick Moll, Frank Partos |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 12, 1951 |
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| Director: | Robert Wise |
| Writer: | Dana Lyon, Elick Moll, Frank Partos |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | san francisco, california, film noir, old house, assumed identity, post world war ii, governess, identity swap, concentration camp survivor, jewish refugee, murder plot, child endangerment, poisoned drink, hasty marriage |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Basehart | Alan Spender |
| Valentina Cortese | Victoria Kowelska |
| William Lundigan | Major Marc Bennett |
| Fay Baker | Margaret |
| Gordon Gebert | Christopher |
| Steven Geray | Dr. Burkhardt |
| Herbert Butterfield | Joseph C. Callahan |
| Kei Thin Chung | Kei - Houseboy |
| John Burton | Mr. Whitmore |
| Katherine Meskill | Mrs. Whitmore |
| Mario Siletti | Tony, the Grocer |
| Charles Wagenheim | Man At Accident |
| David Clarke | Mechanic |
| Tamara Schee | Maria |
| Natasha Lytess | Karin Dernakova |
| Ashmead Scott | Inspector Hardy |
| Tom McDonough | Farrell |
| Mari Young | Chinese Singer |
| Steve Carruthers | Restaurant Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Carter | Detective Ellis (uncredited) |
| Spencer Chan | Chinese Cook (uncredited) |
| Sonia Charsky | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Jordan | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Don Kohler | Chemist (uncredited) |
| Roger McGee | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Leslie K. O'Pace | U.N.R.A Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Sergeant, Interpreter (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Police Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Glen Walters | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Wise | Director, Additional Writing |
| Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Anthony Jowitt | Dialogue Coach |
| Dana Lyon | Novel |
| Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| John DeCuir | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Elick Moll | Screenplay |
| Frank Partos | Screenplay |
| Robert Bassler | Additional Writing |
| Richard Murphy | Additional Writing |
| Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Don B. Greenwood | Property Master |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| George Leverett | Sound |
| Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator |
| Allan A. Buckhantz | Technical Advisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Bassler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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