Set in New York City during World War II, The House on 92nd Street is a riveting spy thriller that tells the story of a double agent named William Dietrich (William Eythe) who is assigned to a Nazi spy ring who are gathering information about the construction of the atom bomb. Hoping to identify the cells highest operatives before it is too late, FBI counter-intelligence agent George Briggs ( Lloyd Nolan) runs Dietrich and allows the spy ring to continue their operations on their 92nd street headquarters. As the Nazi agents spring closer to acquiring information relating to the bomb, the tension of the film explodes. Can Dietrich track down the mysterious 'Christopher' before his ruthless associates unmask and kill him? And can Briggs and Dietrich bring this cell down before it is too late?
Awesome film from start to finish. The whole thing will have you guessing and like the character of Dietrich, you are always thinking ahead. What if they find you out? What if your too late? One of the best scenes from the film is when one of the cell's operatives Col. Hammersohn (Leo G. Carroll) starts searching Dietrich's entire office for bugs. The whole trust thing really runs both ways as the Nazi operatives are always wondering if Dietrich is really who he claims to be. And the scene in which, Dietrich is finally found out is nothing short of brilliant. However, I was so thinking to myself that if it were Jack Bauer in that situation he would like break or bite off all their necks or something like that.
Elsa, played by Swedish actress Signe Hasso is really something here. She is completely convincing as the female lead here- her character running a dress shop as a front for her evil services. The villainous female Gestapo agent played by Lydia St. Clair is the spittin' image of Rosa Klebb, the Smersh agent in From Russia With Love
The real surprise here, is who the mysterious 'Christopher' actually turns out to be!
" We know all about you, Roper." " We've traced you back to the day you were born. We even know the approximate date that your scheduled to die."
" What'll that do?" "It'll make him talk. It takes time-three injections. In about an hour, he'll be answering questions."
Awesome film from start to finish. The whole thing will have you guessing and like the character of Dietrich, you are always thinking ahead. What if they find you out? What if your too late? One of the best scenes from the film is when one of the cell's operatives Col. Hammersohn (Leo G. Carroll) starts searching Dietrich's entire office for bugs. The whole trust thing really runs both ways as the Nazi operatives are always wondering if Dietrich is really who he claims to be. And the scene in which, Dietrich is finally found out is nothing short of brilliant. However, I was so thinking to myself that if it were Jack Bauer in that situation he would like break or bite off all their necks or something like that.
Elsa, played by Swedish actress Signe Hasso is really something here. She is completely convincing as the female lead here- her character running a dress shop as a front for her evil services. The villainous female Gestapo agent played by Lydia St. Clair is the spittin' image of Rosa Klebb, the Smersh agent in From Russia With Love
The real surprise here, is who the mysterious 'Christopher' actually turns out to be!
" We know all about you, Roper." " We've traced you back to the day you were born. We even know the approximate date that your scheduled to die."
" What'll that do?" "It'll make him talk. It takes time-three injections. In about an hour, he'll be answering questions."