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Title: The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Basehart | ... | Alan Spender | |
| Valentina Cortese | ... | Victoria Kowelska (as Valentina Cortesa) | |
| William Lundigan | ... | Major Marc Bennett | |
| Fay Baker | ... | Margaret | |
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Gordon Gebert | ... | Christopher |
| Steven Geray | ... | Dr. Burkhardt | |
| Herbert Butterfield | ... | Joseph C. Callahan | |
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Kei Thin Chung | ... | Kei - Houseboy |
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John Burton | ... | Mr. Whitmore |
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Katherine Meskill | ... | Mrs. Whitmore |
| Mario Siletti | ... | Tony, the Grocer | |
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Charles Wagenheim | ... | Man At Accident |
| David Clarke | ... | Mechanic | |
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Tamara Schee | ... | Maria |
| Natasha Lytess | ... | Karin Dernakova | |
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Victoria has survived Nazi concentration by assuming the identity of one who died there. She arrives in San Francisco to see her "son" just as the boy's great-aunt dies leaving a lot of money to be inherited. Victoria falls in love with the boy's trustee Alan Spender, and they move into the mansion on Telegraph Hill. Living life in a new identity isn't without its dangers, however. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords:
taxi driver | concentration camp | greed | car accident | bergen belsen |Taglines:
Their emotions, their passions, their fury race headlong from the House on Telegraph Hill! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 August 1951 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
A Casa da Colina See more »Filming Locations:
Speedys New Union Grocery - 301 Union Street, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Margaret: My conscience will be my witness, Mrs. Spender.
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(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
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Richard Basehart and Valentina Cortese were married in 1951. See more »Goofs
Victoria's opening narration states that San Francisco and Warsaw are 7000 miles apart, when in fact the distance is about 5800. See more »Quotes
Victoria Kowelska: Everything will be all right, Margaret. I'll be your witness.Margaret: My conscience will be my witness, Mrs. Spender.
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Blue Moon(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Played immediately after the performance at the Chinese restaurant
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A woman (Valentina Cortesa) assumes the identity of her more affluent friend who died at the Belsen camp in Germany. However the seemingly ideal life she is about to enter soon beings to have a sinister feel. Is she the only fraud? Reasonable performances from all the leads keeps the storyline, which never quite reaches its potential, interesting. The film also lead to the marriage of Valentina Cortesa to her co-star Richard Basehart - a chemistry not readily apparent in the film!