Thriller ·Drama ·Mystery · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 33m

The House on Telegraph Hill

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Director
Robert Wise
Cast
Richard Basehart as Alan Spender Valentina Cortese as Victoria Kowelska William Lundigan as Major Marc Bennett Fay Baker as Margaret Gordon Gebert as Christopher Steven Geray as Dr. Burkhardt
Crew
Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio — Editor Sol Kaplan — Original Music Composer Elick Moll — Screenplay Frank Partos — Screenplay Dana Lyon — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
san francisco, californiafilm noirold houseassumed identitypost world war iigovernessidentity swapconcentration camp survivorjewish refugeemurder plotchild endangermentpoisoned drink
Key Collaborators
Robert Wise Director Lucien Ballard Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio Editor Sol Kaplan Original Music Composer Elick Moll Screenplay Frank Partos Screenplay Dana Lyon Novel Robert Bassler Producer Renié Costume Design Charles LeMaire Costume Design
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