The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Classic Film, Valentina Cortesa & Ricchard Basehart | Full Movie

The House on Telegraph Hill, (1951,) Classic Film, Valentina Cortesa, &, Ricchard Basehart, | Full, Movie, HD
Film Title: The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Director: Robert Wise
Plot Summary:
The House on Telegraph Hill is a suspenseful thriller set in post-World War II San Francisco. The story follows Victoria (played by Valentina Cortese), a Holocaust survivor who inherits a luxurious mansion on Telegraph Hill. However, as she settles into her new life, she begins to suspect that someone is plotting against her. Her peace is further disturbed by the appearance of a mysterious figure and unsettling events around the house. As the tension builds, the film explores themes of betrayal, deception, and the dark secrets of her inheritance. With its atmospheric setting and twists, The House on Telegraph Hill is a prime example of classic film noir.
Cast:
Valentina Cortese as Victoria,
Richard Basehart as Mike,
William Lundigan as Tom,
Fay Baker as Helen,
Oskar Homolka as Mr. Salinas,
Arnold Moss as Inspector Heller
Taglines:
"A House of Secrets... and a Woman Who Feels Trapped!"
"Trapped in a Web of Suspicion... and a Deadly Mystery!"
"Behind Every Door... A Darker Secret Awaits!"
Hashtags: #TheHouseOnTelegraphHill, #ValentinaCortese, #RichardBasehart, #FilmNoir, #SuspenseThriller, #PostWWIICinema, #ClassicFilm, #SanFranciscoThriller, #1940sThriller, #MysteryFilm, #FilmNoirClassic, #TwistEnding, #ClassicSuspense

[@veenapaulson4934]

Valentina Cortesa....what a good actress!! Never heard of her!! No one can imagine how wounded she must have been (from the concentration camps) She played every scene to perfection. Not the standard bland pretty but with an expressive elegant face Great movie!!!!!! Directing, lighting, setting,😊 intriguing storyline, the eerie ornate mansion, the costuming, camera angles...all top quality. Loved the SF steep hill shots....(I lived in an apartment on the steepest one in the 70s when I had good knees)...and proof that at one time there was barely any SF traffic! Thank you so much for this gem of a film!!!

[@alessandromartina644]

Her real name is Valentina Cortese, she was Italian

[@SpiritGirlSF]

Valentina and Richard B fell in love on set and married.

[@EdelweisSusie]

Just wanted to say thank you not only for posting this great film but for taking the trouble to write a short synopsis for us viewers that makes it so much easier to discern whether the film is one that would interest us or not. Have a wonderful New Year.

[@wendybutler1681]

I go to IMDb for movie info when I want it. Internet Movie Database. It has all the info and trivia.

[@tinaredd6858]

Yesss .. 🫶🏼

[@clabals]

I enjoyed this movie from the beginning until the end

[@pamelachristie5570]

That was a good movie, but I confess I was more enthralled with the setting than with the plot. Though this film was made before I was born, San Francisco still looked like the same in the 60s when I was a little girl. I've loved it all my life - not the way it is now, but the way it was then. Feels like I've just had a trip in a time machine, Thank you for posting this!

[@DannyHood-j]

I didn’t know San Francisco was so good back then. My family lived Fresno dad had friends from Air Force in Richmond. But there were gangs through the 70s and I loved it.

[@freezo244]

Amen to that! It’s no longer the beautiful city it was.

[@amyfisher83]

😅😢

[@ginbritton-eh6co]

Who would think in a great nation like ours a fine city like that would rot into the nasty foul mess it has become? The masses of good people allowed bad gov and persons the power to mow them down with bad maintenence of people and places. I was in CA for 2 years as a child, left to go east for TX after 2nd grade 1962. Thank God. Never been back to CA. Glad to be back home in MO last 3 decades.

[@wendybutler1681]

Portland OR, too, is turning (has turned) into an unfriendly place. AWESOME long weekend destinations that have lost all their charm. SF and Ptld are very sad places. The businesses, shops and restaurants have all shut down or relocated. Went to the grandchild's piano recital at a piano store and her teacher was so shook by the state of the neighborhood that she found another venue. The kids were oblivious but the parents were nervous about walking to their cars at dusk. In my Oregon. 💔😞

[@julieoldfield5506]

Really enjoyed this movie. Love the old black and white ones. Thanks so much.

[@d.jensen5153]

I watch this movie frequently - it's one of my favorites. My only beef is at the end when Marc tells Victoria, "I don't want you to spend another night in this house." People are always blaming places! The house did nothing wrong! It's a lovely place! My sister once condemned an entire county because she married the wrong guy there. It wasn't the county's fault!

[@alpha-omega2362]

I think it's called "the spirit of place" or something like that, but I have always heard it in a positive way...but I guess it could be negative also....

[@martitinkovich4489]

And then again............maybe it was.

[@Jack-ke5uv]

Margaret came with the house which is why the house is creepy. Who is Margaret and why is she always lurking in dark corners of the house pretending to be putting towels away?

[@alpha-omega2362]

@@Jack-ke5uv SPOILER ALERT : she was in cahoots with Basehart to steal the family fortune from the infant son, she was the governess and turned against him at the end when she realized that he was going to kill the boy ... didn't you watch the movie... ?

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

I watch lots of classic movies and I've never seen this one, I liked it! The lead actress was excellent, I'd never heard of her... and Richard Basehart was perfect as the sleazy villain.

[@SallyM-od6xg]

I really enjoyed this film! It combined thriller with romance elements.

[@debrarenteria8167]

Wonderful movie in every way. The acting, story, cinematography, costumes and everything! Thank you so much for posting this beautiful movie.

[@wendybutler1681]

Lundigan is always such a reassuring character in these movies. When he's around you know it's gonna be alright. So many of the faces in these films are childhood friends.

[@Marjorie-oh4oj]

I just loved it, it was everything I was looking for and more.❤

[@Mary_Kraensel]

This was a great film. It reminds me strongly of 'Rebecca'.

[@disc0pat1]

Exactly. Felt almost plagiarized.

[@twilfits]

Yes! Being trapped inside luxurious surroundings with the austere staff

[@judemorales4U]

1951. They did a good job. I liked it.❤

[@riverbilly64]

1 January 2025 - Watched from Central Kentucky, USA. Good film. Great clothes!

[@evajonsson3551]

Sweden here. Happy new year!

[@monicaclark9581]

​@@evajonsson3551Thanks, the best to all this year.

[@poorthing]

NW INDIANA... January 2 2025 Noir is my favorite genre. I don't know how I missed this one.

[@lizaroberts2954]

Watching January 3,2025.. from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@dianapanetta]

Happy new year from Australia ❤ Wonderful film

[@wendybutler1681]

This is a good film. A really good film and well acted. No gimmicks, just a good story well told. I love the clothes, cars and decor in these films! Especially the fashions!

[@evaphillips2102]

I suppose it doesn’t need to be said but I’m gonna say it: beautiful costumes. It’s worth watching just to find out what they’re going to wear in the next scene.

[@nellachiodo3072]

I agree! The outfits were beautiful and the scenery was breathtaking!!!!

[@cindymaceda2999]

This was when people cared about dressing well. Today, it’s all hoodies, jog suits & sneakers.

[@evaphillips2102]

This is one of those movies that makes me want to put on a circle skirt and apron and make my son a sourdough bread sandwich from scratch.

[@wendybutler1681]

I have a few circle skirts. I feel like I could rule the world, buy out the grocery story, cook afabulous 5 course meal and dance the night away every time I put one on! I AM FEMALE! I OWN THE WORLD! Born in 57. I am OBSESSED with shirtdresses and full midi-length skirts. Have been all my life. My first shirtwaist was a pink hand me down from family friends and I LOVED that dress! Plus Mom never put one of her daughters in pink voluntarily so there was that. Mom and I had battles--the biggest was the bright floral spring raincoat she made me wear to my grandpa's funeral. I though it was so disrespectful. I was 6. I'm 67 and I still recall how it felt sitting there in that bright raincoat.

[@kathleenmckeithen118]

I love this movie and have seen it a number of times. I enjoy it all over again. Thank you for posting it for us!!😊

[@mritzs5142]

It always amuses me when I am for the protagonist even when they are as our leading lady is liar an imposter but yet our victim.. maybe it’s the clothes…❤

[@valzewiski5786]

This film kept me in suspense until the end.

[@rafaellewis4528]

Excellent film! I was pleasantly surprised- And all the scenes of old San Francisco are amazing.

[@annchurchill2638]

My beloved San Francisco no longer exists.It was wonderful to see scenes shot from the tops of hills.I don't want to go there again.Maybe the new administration can help cities like this that have been ruined.

[@TruGritReal]

Terrific movie. Great acting.

[@sandrabroadus3344]

Enjoyed the Movie.

[@AbhijitMukherjee-e3y]

This has to be a very rare of those film that you can not forget ❤

[@BarryH54]

A very fine film. Thank you for posting!

[@Shamim7979]

Wonderful film, I loved the ending ❤

[@gplunk]

Some excellent noir elements employed w/ the lighting and camera angles....

[@JoeS-e5s]

Great mystery movie. Keeps you riveted to the action and wondering if Valentina is really getting paranoid about Richard trying to take her life. Suspense right to the end. Thanks for the posting.

[@margaretmcintosh3729]

Thank you for this movie it was wonderful. San Francisco looked amazing, and the actors were very good. Watched it all the way away in Scotland 🎉

[@surreygirl2075]

Great film great plot beauiful house😅

[@jaymesguy239]

Footnote: The actress who played the protagonist's doomed friend in the concentration camp was Natasha Lytess, now known primarily as Marilyn Monroe's first official 'acting coach', during the first part of her film career and stardom years. She was a good actress. She deserved to be remembered for that at least as much.

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

Interesting!

[@thisisme3238]

Good movie filled with intregue and suspence.

[@kathiedevall5560]

I love this movie. It's wonderful

[@pepeboy234]

Great Film Noir!

[@annchurchill2638]

Thanks for spelling Valentina Cortese correctly in the summary

[@susiem4585]

Loved this movie ,thank you.

[@floridawoman25]

I really like this movie ❤

[@jennygibbons1258]

This is good. Thanks

[@lisaroy551]

Wonderful movie. Thank you

[@mauriziacanale7212]

2 gennaio in Italy auguri a tutti felice 2025 ❤❤❤

[@twilfits]

Happy 🎉2025 from Virginia US

[@gramarye_cottage]

Great movie Thank you 🙏

[@carmensaify]

That was an interesting movie! thanks for posting.

[@denisepeters8551]

Brilliant film ❤

[@tammystoudt5137]

This was a great movie! Here i thought the nanny was trying to get rid of her. Awesome ending!

[@Jack-ke5uv]

I never trusted that nanny. The nanny was creepy..always lurking in dark corners pretending to be folding towels. I think she was really there to spy.

[@twilfits]

Film Noir at its finest Each shot a great photo Sucb care in the lighting and proportions You could learn a lot about filmmaking here The costumes were breathtaking all couture And performances kept me on edge. I remembered the street scene with steep hills from watching this as a child but enjoyed its mastery as an adult Thank you for uploading ❤ 🎥 🎞

[@LouiseRutkowski]

What a wonderful film! Great story, twists, acting, and costumes are exquisite. I didn't know any of the actors or actresses but they were all fabulous, particularly the leading lady. Way too many ads on this channel, however, which would put me off watching again.

[@lindahazlett7183]

Loved this ❤

[@maxine4898]

Very enjoyable movie, thank you 😊

[@Girlgamssilver]

So glad to see Arnold Moss made the transition from radio to the silver screen, or vice-versa.

[@poorthing]

Valentina was married to costar, Basehart for 10 years. They had one son who was also an actor in Italy. She passed away at 97yo. She lived & worked in her native Italy until her death Even getting an Oscar nomination in 1973s 'Day for Night.'

[@mritzs5142]

Thank you for this information I’ve heard of Day for Night must find it!

[@KerrieKruegner]

@@mritzs5142Worth a watch🤗

[@alpha-omega2362]

@@mritzs5142 yes, we studied Day for Night in film school.

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

Thanks for telling us.

[@LBG-cf8gu]

thanks.

[@fantasy_worlds]

Thank you!!!

[@kabeerhussain3947]

Brialant movie

[@donnamacdonald2200]

She had stunning clothes!

[@sharksport01]

She married her co star after this movie.

[@TgSunny-i8u]

Yes 👍👍

[@chiefslief1886]

Wow this was a very good movie!

[@judycochran4473]

Ty ❤❤❤❤

[@fritula6200]

Grazie Maurizia... ance Lei.💞❤💗🌹🌷

[@AzarroFineArts]

Insulting my intelligence with "Keep showing up like a bad penny" Was too much for me, had to come back to it a couple of times to finish it.

[@karenscigliano9787]

There is a sad and sick history of adding insult to Holocaust victim's injuries in film -- and in real life.

[@shirleyhobbs2081]

It, housing, schools, churches, retail stores, grocery stores,health / medical facilities . 24 hour day care . Restaurants, , please add to this if I missed any.

[@laurafaunce6022]

Valentina Cortesa(or Cortese), was married in real life to Richard Basehart(they divorced a decade later, in 1961); Valentina Cortese was later Herodias in the 1977 miniseries, “Jesus Of Nazareth”…..

[@kathyjgouvas6743]

Wow! Great movie!

[@irenemorley75]

Would you leave the play house like that with a child playing in the garden🤔🙄

[@leavingitblank9363]

To the uploader, your cast listing is wrong. Fay Baker's character is Margaret, Richard Basehart is Alan, William Lundigan is Marc. The last two actors weren't even in the film, neither were the characters you have them listed as.

[@riverbilly64]

That single earring is driving me nuts. Did she lose an ear in the camp?

[@eshaibraheem4218]

A European woman would not have referred to a San Francisco house as "so old [and beautiful]". But that's nit-picking in an interesting and enjoyable film.

[@Cobbmtngirl]

She said “I like it just as it is, so old and so beautiful.” Not the way you took it… But coming to live in a new house with new husband & he doesn’t want to sleep in the same room?! 🤔

[@marciakipp3633]

Nit- picking, is sometimes helpful! It can put questionable things, "to rights" ! ...😊

[@DannyHood-j]

@@marciakipp3633 I wouldn’t say that”

[@sarahjeannepeterson5536]

Why not? Are there no old and beautiful houses in San Francisco??

[@eshaibraheem4218]

@sarahjeannepeterson5536 Very much older in Europe, especially in 1945. An 'old' house in San Francisco would not be old to a European.

[@lospazio]

I wonder why the name of Valentina Cortese is spelled "Cortesa" on the credits...

[@halimaalhiane9284]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@l.5832]

For such a big house, there was a distinct lack of privacy.

[@Jack-ke5uv]

Margaret was always lurking somewhere, usually behind closed doors. Open a door and there she was pretending to be putting towels away. She no doubt had a secret agenda. She probably was spying on Valentina and knew she was a phony.

[@Jack-ke5uv]

Especially with that nanny always showing up out of nowhere pretending she was folding towels. She was there to spy.

[@somersetdc]

An obscene amount of ads. Just terrible.

[@alpha-omega2362]

kind of a cross between Rebecca, Suspicion , Gaslight and ???

[@karlahemphill3414]

My heart breaks for victims of Hitler. He almost died 6 times. I think the devil was watching out for him.

[@danlhendl]

Well that's one way to acquire real estate

[@danlhendl]

Wasn't even that long ago

[@luzvaldes1030]

Dull plot, but good acting

[@veenapaulson4934]

Dull plot? Are you joking? Are you enjoying only bang bang blood and guts heavy on the testosterone films? I thought the storyline plus character development.....twists and turns.....were magnificent.

[@periel]

What?? I guess you must be more into more action or something because this plot was definitely not dull.

[@nathaliebresson9976]

On peense a " Rebecca", le film de Hitchcok

[@mariaconsiglio2033]

The maid gets on my last nerve!!!

[@Jack-ke5uv]

Margaret was always lurking around in the night, pretending to be putting towels away.

[@AnnaBanana-gz4om]

1:20:32 im dorry,but how is he all of a sudden so creeuin bed now?

[@suzysuzy4799]

💚🙏😇🙏💚

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

so they sleep in separate rooms and never have sex ?strange

[@weixin9270]

There are two beds in their bedroom.

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Hayes code

[@Jack-ke5uv]

How can they have sex with Margaret always lurking around pretending to be putting towels away?

[@InAnotherTimeGirl]

All they have to do is a DNA test. LOLOL

[@cue111]

One thing ive noticed is all the make up artists are male in these old black n white movies it seems.

[@disc0pat1]

Reminds me too much of Rebecca, which was a better movie.

[@twilfits]

Rebecca yes somewhat but this is an art form A coat is a coat There are millions arms buttons zippers. But a couture includes craftsmanship The shadows head shot ser up the locations props and sounds fabricate the experience Please resist this knee-jerk reaction

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Rebecca was okay (definitely beautiful actresses), but one thing that annoyed me was that the book (& movie) made it a _point_ to _avoid_ giving the MC's name. It ended up having to do dialogue gymnastics to _avoid_ saying her name even one time.

[@Jack-ke5uv]

Margaret has issues. She's very secretive.

[@torbergman6977]

Damn good movie, worth watching! Thank you for posting!!

[@gardeniacastro1173]

Loved this movie! thank you.