House on 92nd Street Movie Review 1945

Documentary-style thriller finds federal investigator George Briggs (Nolan) contacted by German-American student Bill Dietrich (Eythe), who's been sought out by Nazi spies. Briggs encourages Dietrich to play along and report their nefarious activities to the feds. What Dietrich discovers is that a scientist, working on the atomic bomb project, is actually a Nazi agent. Lots of atmosphere and action, with director Hathaway incorporating newsreel footage to highlight the true-to-life feel. Title refers the the house where the head of the Nazi spies resides.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Spies & Espionage, FBI, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs

Screenplay

Barre Lyndon, John Monks, Charles G. Booth

Cast

William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, William Post, Harry Bellaver

Cinematography

Norbert Brodine

Director

Henry Hathaway

Music

David Buttolph

Producer

Louis de Rochement, Fox

Awards

Oscars 1945: Story.