12 May 1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
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.
Frisco Jenny
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
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Ruth Chatterton Frisco Jenny Sandoval
Louis Calhern Steve Dutton
Helen Jerome Eddy Amah
Donald Cook Dan Reynolds
James Murray Dan McAllister
Hallam Cooley Willie Gleason
Pat O'Malley Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
Harold Huber George Weaver
Robert Emmett O'Connor Jim Sandoval
Willard Robertson Police Capt. Tom
Frank McGlynn Sr. Good Book Charlie (uncredited)
Clarence Muse Voice of Singer (uncredited)
Berton Churchill Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited)
Nella Walker Janet Reynolds (uncredited)
Edwin Maxwell Tom Ford (uncredited)
Robert Warwick Kelly (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish Ed Harris (uncredited)
Lucille Ward Miss Clark of the Children's Welfare League
Lee Phelps Jailer (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon Jail Matron (uncredited)
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