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The House on 92nd Street

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In a story based on actual events, Nazi spies in New York City try to recruit German-American college student Bill Dietrich at the height of World War II. Dietrich instead offers his services to the FBI as a double agent. Infiltrating the spy ring, which is headquartered in an East 92nd Street townhouse, Dietrich must contend with the house's beautiful owner and, ultimately, a cache of smuggled atomic secrets that could derail the entire American war effort.
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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 08/24/2017
C-
"The House On 92nd Street" stands as a noxious example of patriotic pap disguised as faux docu film noir. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/22/2005
1.5/4
...most of this stuff simply isn't interesting. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 09/06/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/24/2005
5/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/03/2005
B
Provides a somewhat accurate historical framework for the period. Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/17/2003
4/5
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j f @LiberteBurrows 02/27/2025 A real pile. I’d like a real fbi movie, one that shows them for the hapless, dim-witted, unamerican losers they really are. See more Steve D @RT35616104 03/28/2024 A clunky script and no name cast. See more nick s @Nick_S 11/14/2023 The opening narration gets a little tedious, but it does peter out thankfully. The drama that follows is quite interesting, especially given its factual basis. The direction and acting is reasonable. See more 01/11/2021 One of the best movies I've ever seen. Technically accurate, underplayed acting, realistic AF and suspenseful. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 02/01/2019 The best thrilling movie ever made! See more 07/04/2018 Good yarn... big FBI promo. See more Read all reviews
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Henry Hathaway

Director

William Eythe

Bill Dietrich

Lloyd Nolan

Agent George A. Briggs

Signe Hasso

Elsa Gebhardt

Gene Lockhart

Charles Ogden Roper

Leo G. Carroll

Col. Hammersohn

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Synopsis In a story based on actual events, Nazi spies in New York City try to recruit German-American college student Bill Dietrich at the height of World War II. Dietrich instead offers his services to the FBI as a double agent. Infiltrating the spy ring, which is headquartered in an East 92nd Street townhouse, Dietrich must contend with the house's beautiful owner and, ultimately, a cache of smuggled atomic secrets that could derail the entire American war effort.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer
Louis De Rochemont
Screenwriter
Charles G. Booth, Charles G. Booth, Barré Lyndon, John Monks Jr.
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1945, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 28m