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The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

May 12, 1951 (US) • Thriller, Drama, Mystery • 93m

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.

Director

Robert Wise

Top Billed

Richard Basehart

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
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Top Billed Cast

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart

Alan Spender

Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese

Victoria Kowelska

William Lundigan
William Lundigan

Major Marc Bennett

Fay Baker
Fay Baker

Margaret

Gordon Gebert
Gordon Gebert

Christopher

Steven Geray
Steven Geray

Dr. Burkhardt

Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield

Joseph C. Callahan

Kei Thin Chung
Kei Thin Chung

Kei - Houseboy

John Burton
John Burton

Mr. Whitmore

Katherine Meskill
Katherine Meskill

Mrs. Whitmore

Mario Siletti
Mario Siletti

Tony, the Grocer

Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim

Man At Accident

David Clarke
David Clarke

Mechanic

Tamara Schee
Tamara Schee

Maria

Natasha Lytess
Natasha Lytess

Karin Dernakova

Ashmead Scott
Ashmead Scott

Inspector Hardy

Tom McDonough
Tom McDonough

Farrell

Mari Young
Mari Young

Chinese Singer

Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers

Restaurant Guest (uncredited)

Harry Carter
Harry Carter

Detective Ellis (uncredited)

Spencer Chan
Spencer Chan

Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Sonia Charsky
Sonia Charsky

Bit Role (uncredited)

Geraldine Jordan
Geraldine Jordan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Kohler
Don Kohler

Chemist (uncredited)

Roger McGee
Roger McGee

G.I. (uncredited)

Leslie K. O'Pace
Leslie K. O'Pace

U.N.R.A Sergeant (uncredited)

Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland

Sergeant, Interpreter (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre

Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Glen Walters
Glen Walters

Bit Role (uncredited)

Crew
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman

Music Director

Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator

Robert Wise
Robert Wise

Director

Dana Lyon
Dana Lyon

Novel

Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler

Producer

Nick DeMaggio
Nick DeMaggio

Editor

Sol Kaplan
Sol Kaplan

Original Music Composer

Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Paul S. Fox
Paul S. Fox

Set Decoration

Renié
Renié

Costume Design

John DeCuir
John DeCuir

Art Direction

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Ben Nye
Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Charles LeMaire
Charles LeMaire

Costume Design

Don B. Greenwood
Don B. Greenwood

Property Master

Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen

Visual Effects

Anthony Jowitt
Anthony Jowitt

Dialogue Coach

Allan A. Buckhantz
Allan A. Buckhantz

Technical Advisor

George Leverett
George Leverett

Sound

Robert Wise
Robert Wise

Additional Writing

Elick Moll
Elick Moll

Screenplay

Frank Partos
Frank Partos

Screenplay

Bernard Mayers
Bernard Mayers

Orchestrator

Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler

Additional Writing

Horace Hough
Horace Hough

Assistant Director

Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy

Additional Writing

Edward B. Powell
Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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