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The House on Telegraph Hill
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The House on Telegraph Hill

1951-05-12 · 93 min · ★ 6.4

Thriller · Drama · Mystery

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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Directors
Robert Wise
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Richard BasehartRichard BasehartAlan Spender
Valentina CorteseValentina CorteseVictoria Kowelska
William LundiganWilliam LundiganMajor Marc Bennett
Fay BakerFay BakerMargaret
Gordon GebertChristopher
Steven GeraySteven GerayDr. Burkhardt
Herbert ButterfieldHerbert ButterfieldJoseph C. Callahan
Kei Thin ChungKei - Houseboy
John BurtonMr. Whitmore
Katherine MeskillMrs. Whitmore
Mario SilettiTony, the Grocer
Charles WagenheimCharles WagenheimMan At Accident
David ClarkeDavid ClarkeMechanic
Tamara ScheeMaria
Natasha LytessNatasha LytessKarin Dernakova
Ashmead ScottInspector Hardy
Tom McDonoughFarrell
Mari YoungChinese Singer
Steve CarruthersSteve CarruthersRestaurant Guest (uncredited)
Harry CarterHarry CarterDetective Ellis (uncredited)

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