The House on Telegraph Hill

(1951)

93 minutes

Film Noir / Mystery / Thriller

Directed by Robert Wise

Cast:

Richard Basehart as Alan Spender
Valentina Cortese as Victoria Kowelska 
William Lundigan as Major Marc Bennett
Fay Baker as Margaret
Gordon Gebert as Christopher
Steven Geray as Dr. Burkhardt
Herbert Butterfield as Joseph C. Callahan
Kei Thin Chung as Kei
John Burton as Mr. Whitmore
Katherine Meskill as Mrs. Whitmore
Mario Siletti as Tony
Charles Wagenheim as Man At Accident
David Clarke as Mechanic
Tamara Schee as Maria
Natasha Lytess as Karin Dernakova

The House on Telegraph Hill trailer

Victoria takes the identity of a dead woman after surviving a Nazi concentration. She travels to San Francisco to see the dead woman’s son, whose great-aunt has just passed away, leaving a good amount of money. The boy’s trustee Alan Spender catches the eye of Victoria and she falls in love with him. They move in together into the estate on Telegraph Hill, but problems arise after the move. She discovers that Alan and the boy's governess, Margaret are lovers and killed the aunt. Their next victim is her.