The House on Telegraph Hill

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

1951 1h 33m EN

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6.4

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6.9

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 70★6.9IMDB · 4,025

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Elick Moll, Frank Partos
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Wise, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sol Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick DeMaggio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Basehart and Valentina Cortese and William Lundigan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043660 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Wise directs. Lucien Ballard behind the camera. Sol Kaplan scores. Nick DeMaggio cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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175 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Directed by Robert Wise, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sol Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nick DeMaggio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Richard Basehart and Valentina Cortese and William Lundigan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!".
8IMDB entry: tt0043660 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "san francisco, california", "film noir", "old house", "assumed identity".