The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!
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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Cast

Richard Basehart Richard Basehart As: Alan Spender
Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese As: Victoria Kowelska
William Lundigan William Lundigan As: Major Marc Bennett
Fay Baker Fay Baker As: Margaret
Gordon Gebert Gordon Gebert As: Christopher
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 12 May 1951

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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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)

Directed By

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Director

Horace Hough

Horace Hough

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Dana Lyon

Dana Lyon

Novel

Elick Moll

Elick Moll

Screenplay

Frank Partos

Frank Partos

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Costume Design

Renié

Renié

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Sound

Maurice De Packh

Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Sol Kaplan

Sol Kaplan

Original Music Composer

Harry M. Leonard

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

George Leverett

George Leverett

Sound

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Bernard Mayers

Bernard Mayers

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Visual Effects

Camera

Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

John DeCuir

John DeCuir

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Paul S. Fox

Paul S. Fox

Set Decoration

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Don B. Greenwood

Don B. Greenwood

Property Master

Other Crew

Robert Bassler

Robert Bassler

Additional Writing

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Additional Writing

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Additional Writing

Anthony Jowitt

Anthony Jowitt

Dialogue Coach

Allan A. Buckhantz

Allan A. Buckhantz

Technical Advisor

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