The House on Telegraph Hill
Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!
ThrillerDramaMysterysan francisco, californiafilm noirold houseassumed identitypost world war iigovernessidentity swapconcentration camp survivorjewish refugeemurder plotchild endangermentpoisoned drink
A noir-inflected thriller about a Holocaust survivor navigating deception, greed, and murder in post-war San Francisco, where assumed identity becomes both salvation and trap.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Richard Basehart
Alan Spender
Valentina Cortese
Victoria Kowelska
William Lundigan
Major Marc Bennett
Fay Baker
Margaret
Gordon Gebert
Christopher
Steven Geray
Dr. Burkhardt
Herbert Butterfield
Joseph C. Callahan
Kei Thin Chung
Kei - Houseboy
John Burton
Mr. Whitmore
Katherine Meskill
Mrs. Whitmore
Mario Siletti
Tony, the Grocer
Charles Wagenheim
Man At Accident
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