The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) was a Film Noir - Mystery Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert Bassler.

Silver Screen Standards: The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 12, 2023 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Set in its own modern day in the wake of World War II, The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) merges elements of the female Gothic and film noir to present a gripping story about survival, deception, and maternal devotion with a rich subtext for viewers to ponder af... Read full article

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Noir Nook: New-to-Me Noir ? The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

By Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Aug 23, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Noir Nook: New-to-Me Noir ? The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) One of the many things that helped sustain me throughout the more-than-year-long COVID-19 shutdown was participating in a weekly classic movie Meetup. Each week, we were assigned a classic film to watch, and then we gathered via Zoom ... Read full article

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Valentina Cortese discovers the dark secrets of the “House on Telegraph Hill”

By Stephen Reginald on Jul 7, 2021 From Classic Movie Man

Valentina Cortese discovers the dark secrets of the “House on Telegraph Hill” House on Telegraph Hill (1951) is a thriller/suspense film directed by Robert Wise and starring Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, and William Lundigan. The film is based on the novel The Frightened Chil... Read full article

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The Dark Secret of The House on Telegraph Hill

By Virginie Pronovost on Jul 20, 2017 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Have you ever planned to murder your husband or your wife? Me neither. I’m not married anyway. But that’s the type of conspiracy we saw more than once in the “wonderful world of cinema” and it’s not about to stop. However, as creepy as it may sound, this is the type of ... Read full article

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Classic Films in Focus: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951)

By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 14, 2013 From Virtual Virago

The Maltese Falcon (1941) made San Francisco a true noir town, defined by shadows and fog, and many subsequent films have returned to the city by the bay to take advantage of its seductive yet deadly atmosphere, including, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Compared with such iconic works... Read full article

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