The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
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.
Top billed cast
Richard BasehartAlan Spender
Valentina CorteseVictoria Kowelska
William LundiganMajor Marc Bennett
Fay BakerMargaret
Gordon GebertChristopher
Steven GerayDr. Burkhardt
Herbert ButterfieldJoseph C. Callahan- Kei Thin ChungKei - Houseboy
- John BurtonMr. Whitmore
- Katherine MeskillMrs. Whitmore
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