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The House on Telegraph Hill

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.4K
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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
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Film NoirCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

  • Director
    • Robert Wise
  • Writers
    • Elick Moll
    • Frank Partos
    • Dana Lyon
  • Stars
    • Richard Basehart
    • Valentina Cortese
    • William Lundigan
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • Writers
      • Elick Moll
      • Frank Partos
      • Dana Lyon
    • Stars
      • Richard Basehart
      • Valentina Cortese
      • William Lundigan
    • 61User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast33

    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • Alan Spender
    Valentina Cortese
    Valentina Cortese
    • Victoria Kowelska
    • (as Valentina Cortesa)
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Major Marc Bennett
    Fay Baker
    Fay Baker
    • Margaret
    Gordon Gebert
    Gordon Gebert
    • Christopher
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Dr. Burkhardt
    Herb Butterfield
    Herb Butterfield
    • Joseph C. Callahan
    • (as Herbert Butterfield)
    Kei Thin Chung
    • Kei - Houseboy
    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
    • Maria
    Natasha Lytess
    • Karin Dernakova
    Ashmead Scott
    • Inspector Hardy
    Mari Young
    • Chinese Singer
    Tom McDonough
    • Farrell
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • Writers
      • Elick Moll
      • Frank Partos
      • Dana Lyon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews61

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'The House on Telegraph Hill' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Mystery
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Recently-widowed Richard Basehart and Valentina Cortese fell in love while making The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) and were married within a year. He moved to Italy to live with her, pretty much giving up his Hollywood career in the process. While he did make a few American movies in the 1950s, he made more European films including Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954). When he and Cortesa divorced in 1960, he returned to the States, remarried, and resumed acting in American movies and television. Cortesa pursued her career in Italy very successfully on stage and screen, and died in Milan, Italy in 2019 at age 96 of an undisclosed cause.
    • Goofs
      Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated and its prisoners looked after by British soldiers after the war.

      No American soldiers were present as depicted in this film.
    • Quotes
      • Alan Spender: [to Victoria/Karin] The trouble with you is you really don't know how to relax.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Moon
      (uncredited)
      Music by Richard Rodgers
      Played immediately after the performance at the Chinese restaurant

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 11, 1951 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Streaming on "'round midnight ..." YouTube Channel
      • Streaming on "Anima Music" YouTube Channel
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Trágica sospecha
    • Filming locations
      • Speedys New Union Grocery - 301 Union Street, San Francisco, California, USA(Union market scenes)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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