The House on Telegraph Hill

1951 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,105 VOTES · DIR. Robert Wise

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,152 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:19 [Woman Narrating] This is San Francisco as it looks from Telegraph Hill.
00:04:39 I stole food, medicine...
00:08:23 This must have fallen out of your bundle.
00:11:20 Mr. Spender adopted the boy.
00:14:12 Well, he's a very good-looking boy, I think.
00:17:52 Darling? This is Margaret.
00:21:06 and I always loved that chair.
00:24:40 She picked her out of 50 applicants to take care of Chris.
00:27:59 Comes with a great wailing and gnashing of teeth from the direction of Nob Hill.
00:31:09 Why, not at all.
00:33:53 I'll take these too.
00:37:27 - What is it you wanted, Mrs. Spender? - [Lock Clicks]
00:40:11 Oh. So it's about Chris.
00:44:58 I don't mean now. I mean this afternoon in the playhouse.
00:48:44 Yeah, sure. Sure thing, lady.
00:51:25 I think he'd do almost anything to hold onto the nice, cushy life he's made for himself.
00:57:34 Thank you, Margaret.
01:01:34 And I'm helpless.
01:05:04 That's what I want to talk to you about. There's no sense in our going-
01:08:02 - And, remember, just one hot dog. - Okay, Mom. And I'll keep the scorecard for ya.
01:15:30 Good night.
01:22:19 Then it wasn't just Chris and me.
01:25:26 Something is wrong with the telephone.
01:28:40 - You can't let me die. - How many times have you let me die, Alan?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,152
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:01:19
Final line01:28:40

Production Record

DirectorRobert Wise
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,105