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The House on 92nd Street (1945)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Sep 10, 1945 Wide

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Filmed in semi-documentary fashion, House on 92nd Street is a "now it can be told" drama about the smashing of a Nazi spy ring operating the U.S. Thanks to covert surveillance, the FBI learns of the presence of several suspicious persons in NYC. William Eythe is a German-American college student approached by the spies to become a secret Nazi operative. Eythe instead heads directly to FBI chief Lloyd Nolan and offers his services as a double agent. His mission is to locate the head of the spy

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Henry Hathaway

Written By: Barr� Lyndon, Charles G. Booth, John Monks Jr.

In Theaters: Sep 10, 1945 Wide

On DVD: Sep 6, 2005

Cast

William Eythe
Bill Dietrich
Lloyd Nolan
Inspector George A. Bri...
Signe Hasso
Elsa Gebhardt
Gene Lockhart
Charles Ogden Roper
Leo G Carroll
Col. Hammersohn
Lydia St. Clair
Johanna Schmidt
Mike Evans
William Post Jr.
Walker
Harry Bellaver
Max Coburg
Bruno Wick
Adolphe Lange
Harro Meller
Conrad Arnulf
Charles Wagenheim
Gus Huzmann
Alfred Linder
Adolph Klaen
Renee Carson
Luise Vadja
Rusty Lane
Admiral
John R. McKee
Dr. Arthur C. Appleton
Edwin Jerome
Major General
Paul Ford
Sergeant
William Adams
Customs Officer
Tom Brown
Intern
Sheila Bromley
Customer
Edgar Dearing
Cop
Vincent Gardenia
Trainee
Reed Hadley
Narrator
Frank Kreig
Travel Agent
E.G. Marshall
Attendant at Morgue
Scott Moore
Saboteur
Victor Sutherland
Toll Guard
Alfred Zeisler
Col. Strassen
J. Edgar Hoover
Frieda Altman
Douglas Rutherford
Colonel
Frank Richards
Trainee

Critic Reviews for The House on 92nd Street

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (10)

...most of this stuff simply isn't interesting.

October 22, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

It was a big money earner for Fox in 1945, chiefly because of its shockingly frank (at the time) realism...

October 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

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Brent Simon

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Provides a somewhat accurate historical framework for the period.

January 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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This is from the fox Film Noir Collection and is a semi documentary film, shows the FBI at work in those early days of the European conflict. Henry Hathaway, the director, focus on the work behind the scenes of a group of German spies, operating in New York and how the FBI is able to infiltrate the group. If your into

January 7, 2011

Bruce Bruce

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Boring, confusing, I didn't get it. I usually like film noir, but I didn't like this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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