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The House On 92nd Street

1945 U

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5
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Classic drama about the smashing of a Nazi spy ring operating in the U.S. Thanks to covert surveillance, the FBI learns of the presence of several suspicious persons in New York. Bill Dietrich (William Eythe) is a German-American college student approached by the spies to become a secret Nazi operative. Dietrich instead heads directly to FBI chief George A. Briggs (Lloyd Nolan) and offers his services as a double agent. His mission is to locate the head of the spy ring, an unseen figure known only as Mr. Christopher, and to that end Eythe infiltrates the ring, headquarted in a town house on 92nd street. Among the conspirators are an erudite German colonel, Col. Hammersohn (Leo G. Carroll) and the beautiful female owner of the house, Elsa Gebhardt (Signe Hasso).

The House On 92nd Street details

Format:	U DVD
Starring:	Lloyd Nolan, Gene Lockhart, Signe Hasso, William Eythe
Director:	Henry Hathaway
Genre:	Thriller - General
Studio:	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
The House On 92nd Street	U Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 25 minutes
Rental release:	23 Apr 2007
Main languages:	English

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Real FBI agents in great film

By a customer from England , 16 May 2007

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The House on 92nd Street is a great spy fiilm, an early documentary-drama, set in real locations around New York , with many FBI agents in secondary roles and some genuinely secretly filmed footage of German spies in America. Made at the end of the Second World War, it reveals how the secrets of the Atomic bomb came close to being stolen by German spies during the Second World War. The authentic feel is taken from The March of Time, the news-magazine series and it remains a gripping drama in its own right, directed by Henry Hathaway (13 Rue Madeleine and Niagara). It looks as though there is imaginative use of time and events, but it doesn't matter for the film is well worth a look for those who enjoy 'true' spy stories. The acting, for what it matters, is undistinguished, but it is a small complaint in such an eventful film.
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By a customer from Stranraer , 03 Mar 2009

A bit predictable, filmed in documentary-style. An American idea of what the Nazis were like which I found a bit childish. Still worth watching for the location photography and atmosphere.
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Real FBI agents in great film

By a customer from England , 16 May 2007

The House on 92nd Street is a great spy fiilm, an early documentary-drama, set in real locations around New York , with many FBI agents in secondary roles and some genuinely secretly filmed footage of German spies in America. Made at the end of the Second World War, it reveals how the secrets of the Atomic bomb came close to being stolen by German spies during the Second World War. The authentic feel is taken from The March of Time, the news-magazine series and it remains a gripping drama in its own right, directed by Henry Hathaway (13 Rue Madeleine and Niagara). It looks as though there is imaginative use of time and events, but it doesn't matter for the film is well worth a look for those who enjoy 'true' spy stories. The acting, for what it matters, is undistinguished, but it is a small complaint in such an eventful film.
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