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The House on 92nd Street

1945
Drama
1h 28m
Preface: a stentorian narrator tells us that the USA was flooded with Nazi spies in 1939-41. One such tries to recruit college grad Bill Dietrich, who becomes a double agent for the FBI. While Bill trains in Hamburg, a street-accident victim proves to have been spying on atom-bomb secrets; conveniently, Dietrich is assigned to the New York spy ring stealing these secrets. Can he track down the mysterious "Christopher" before his ruthless associates unmask and kill him? (imdb)
Directed by:
Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway
Written by:
Barré Lyndon Charles G. Booth
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Starring:
Leo G. Carroll Leo G. Carroll Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart Lloyd Nolan Lloyd Nolan William Eythe Signe Hasso Signe Hasso Lydia St. Clair
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, German
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The House on 92nd Street

1945
Drama
1h 28m
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braddad68braddad68
Rated 22 Jun 2023
92
65th
Well done semi-documentary about the early days of the FBI.
Rated 22 Jun 2023
em_edEM-ED
Rated 04 Dec 2022
58
25th
moviecinemaMovieCinema
Rated 19 May 2022
49
22nd
It is not a movie, more like a documentary parading how great the FBI is, which ultimately ruined the fun, just way too dry and formal storytelling
Rated 19 May 2022
tgfvgTGFVG-
Rated 06 Jan 2022
2
65th
theshiznitTheShiznit
Rated 06 Mar 2021
44
44th
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 09 Nov 2020
55
47th
An obvious pro-FBI propaganda piece of filmmaking, but I cannot be dishonest - it was very entertaining and I am a sucker for the espionage genre. Through and through the film has very solid and collected performances from the whole cast. Albeit forgettable, the plot is intriguing and the pace is consistent for this to be very enjoyable. Still, I cannot rate the film any higher, simply for the reason of its propagandist essence.
Rated 09 Nov 2020
tyodatyoda
Rated 30 Oct 2020
50
48th
malcymMalcym
Rated 06 Aug 2020
7
77th
Thoroughly absorbing, nicely-paced spy nonsense threatens at first to overuse its voiceover (did the same guy provide narration for every film of the 40s that used it? It seems that way) but settles into a pleasingly twisty plot that doesn't overstay its welcome. Eythe is a little blah but Nolan, Hasso and Carroll are good value in support.
Rated 06 Aug 2020
punqPUNQ
Rated 28 Nov 2019
60
89th
The use of real newsreel footage gave this some authenticity, almost like a quality docu-drama on the hunt for Nazi spies in America. Stars William Eythe, who does a fine job. Weird he didn't become a bigger star. Because this goes about celebrating the methods of FBI a little too much, if comes at the expense of the suspense. Not completely stripped of excitement, though, you get the usual cross-examination a double agent goes through. A quality spy drama which won Oscar for Best Writing.
Rated 28 Nov 2019
flipperrbmflipperrbm
Rated 16 Nov 2019
6
65th
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 14 Aug 2019
68
62nd
account2account2
Rated 13 Aug 2019
49
33rd
bal3xbal3x
Rated 09 Aug 2019
50
22nd
ahale80AHALE80
Rated 23 Apr 2019
70
34th
brewsterBrewster
Rated 17 Mar 2019
40
28th
cmquinnCMQuinn
Rated 26 Jul 2018
60
30th
freddiequellFreddieQuell
Rated 24 Jun 2018
74
64th
ereed6ereed6
Rated 29 Apr 2018
60
33rd
m_b_mM-B-M
Rated 18 Jan 2018
7
87th
avgcrtckravgcrtckr
Rated 28 May 2017
45
34th
filmaffinityfilmaffinity
Rated 28 May 2017
62
52nd
robot2xlrobot2xl
Rated 29 Mar 2017
73
48th
mcihhhmCihhh
Rated 25 Feb 2017
70
60th
buffBuff
Rated 05 Jan 2017
40
43rd
zomgmousezomgmouse
Rated 11 Nov 2016
50
6th
jerrywartonjerrywarton
Rated 03 Nov 2016
63
49th
colneedhamCol_Needham
Rated 04 Jul 2016
70
47th
ringshifterRingshifter
Rated 10 Apr 2016
44
12th
michaelokeefMichaelOKeef
Rated 11 Dec 2015
70
70th
debaser1985debaser1985
Rated 05 Dec 2015
53
9th
bensonmum2bensonmum2
Rated 20 Jul 2015
60
45th
2karl2karl-
Rated 26 Apr 2015
60
31st
oldale1OldAle1
Rated 24 Apr 2015
70
37th
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 09 Dec 2014
70
77th
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 18 Jul 2014
2
46th
Noir-lite, Pro-FBI propaganda spy-story. The story's ok but I enjoyed the 'how it's made' style bits showing the analogue machinery, efficiency and 'reach' of the FB more -WE'RE WATCHING YOU FOREIGNERS!
Rated 18 Jul 2014
camuscamus
Rated 07 Jul 2014
60
28th
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 16 Nov 2013
30
24th
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 10 Nov 2013
79
57th
Another one of those "FBI files" noirs, but this one isn't about gangsters. It's a spy thriller with a procedural perspective, so it comes with a lot of voice over and the requisite patriotic cheering. It's a good story, though. Complex but easy to follow, a bit tense but not too much since we know ultimately the FBI wins. Solidly acted and shot, if nothing spectacular. I enjoyed it.
Rated 10 Nov 2013
scottathonScottathon
Rated 14 Jul 2013
76
60th
filmcricketfilmcricket
Rated 03 Jul 2013
72
78th
telemecusTelemecus
Rated 20 Jun 2013
57
68th
frbrownfrbrown
Rated 15 Mar 2013
75
52nd
pjdevittpjdevitt
Rated 12 Mar 2013
78
21st
ntnt_
Rated 24 Sep 2012
75
32nd
julibujulibu
Rated 19 May 2012
80
50th
gordon_coleGordon Cole
Rated 07 Apr 2012
81
71st
olimpiuolimpiu
Rated 02 Mar 2012
70
2nd
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 05 Feb 2012
25
9th
The attempt at documentary-style realism leads to some pretty nice location photography, but there's very little to recommend here. The story is largely uninteresting, the acting is unremarkable and the pacing is deathly slow. Factor in the overblown voice-over and the constant reminders of how great the FBI is and the whole thing starts to resemble something between a propaganda piece and a job recruitment advert.
Rated 05 Feb 2012
antaresAntares
Rated 03 Jul 2011
71
58th
nrm02NRM02
Rated 31 Mar 2011
49
31st
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 06 Mar 2011
72
19th
A plodding, unimaginative spy film made even worse by Reed "Racket Squad" Hadley's pompous, pseudo-documentary narration. Only Leo G. Carroll and Gene Lockhart deliver interesting performances.
Rated 06 Mar 2011
dallyDally
Rated 23 Nov 2010
50
14th
iconogassediconogassed
Rated 08 Nov 2010
50
27th
screentimescreentime
Rated 23 Oct 2010
66
47th
ptangneyptangney
Rated 11 Oct 2010
82
69th
paulcurtisPaulCurtis
Rated 25 Sep 2010
78
34th
adribordinadribordin
Rated 22 Aug 2010
70
61st
razunaRazuna
Rated 22 Jul 2010
81
75th
sdolessdoles
Rated 09 May 2010
8
68th
frgfrg
Rated 27 Apr 2010
2
12th
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 12 Mar 2010
67
49th
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 02 Mar 2010
55
11th
A very dry affair, with a full 8 minutes of introductory background and very little drama throughout. Some of the stuff that reveals the techniques of the FBI are mildly interesting, but mostly the film just plods along until the climax, which is exciting but not enough to salvage the rest of it. Most of the leads are rather flat, but Lloyd Nolan is fun to watch as the agent, and Lydia St. Clair is an amusing Rosa Klebb type. Otherwise, a pretty dull FBI puff piece.
Rated 02 Mar 2010
imdbimdb
Rated 20 Apr 2009
69
66th
siriusbgsiriusbg
Rated 30 Jan 2009
70
9th
excowboyexcowboy
Rated 19 Jan 2009
52
24th
zoltanZoltan
Rated 06 Mar 2008
55
30th
dbibbyDBibby
Rated 16 Nov 2007
65
31st
A documentary-style noir-of-sorts that is expectedly patriotic and heavy-handed. It moves at such a slow pace, and inadvertently portrays the dullness of a typical FBI agent's job. However, due to the use of real surveillance footage as part of the telling of this 'real' story, and as an insight into the mindset of post-war America, it's possibly worth a look.
Rated 16 Nov 2007

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