House on Telegraph Hill
Victoria Kowelska is tortured in a concentration camp during the final days of World War II, and
her family in Poland is slaughtered. Her best friend, Karin, who is ill, hopes to recover and make
it to San Francisco, where a wealthy aunt is taking care of her son. But when Karin dies and the
camp is liberated, Victoria exchanges identity papers with the dead woman, thereby gaining a new
identity and family. After five years is relocation camps, Victoria finally gets to America, only
to learn that Karin's aunt has recently died, and her nephew is in charge of the estate and Karin's
son.
House on Telegraph Hill is based in the novel The Frightened Child by Dana Lyon and was developed
for the screen by Frank Partos, who had authored the screenplays for two successful films, The
Snake Pit and The Uninvited.
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Cast |
Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortesa, Eilliam Lundigan, Fay Baker, Gordon Gebert |
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Genre |
Film Noir, Drama |
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Language |
English |
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Running Time |
93 min / B&W |
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Rated |
Not Rated |
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Year and Screen |
1951 (Full Frame/1.33:1) |
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Quality
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DVD
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- 6,454,122Kb
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Quantity: |
SL compressed (1) (L) |