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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

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

Genre : Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Robert Wise
Writer : Elick Moll, Frank Partos

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Director
Dana Lyon
Dana Lyon
Novel
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
Producer
Sol Kaplan
Sol Kaplan
Original Music Composer
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Nick DeMaggio
Nick DeMaggio
Editor
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
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
Renié
Renié
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Elick Moll
Elick Moll
Screenplay
Frank Partos
Frank Partos
Screenplay
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
Additional Writing
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Additional Writing
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Additional Writing
Horace Hough
Horace Hough
Assistant Director
Don B. Greenwood
Don B. Greenwood
Property Master
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
George Leverett
George Leverett
Sound
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Edward B. Powell
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Bernard Mayers
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Anthony Jowitt
Anthony Jowitt
Dialogue Coach
Allan A. Buckhantz
Allan A. Buckhantz
Technical Advisor

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