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The House on 92nd Street

Play trailer Poster for The House on 92nd Street 1945,  1h 28m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 Aug 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 Oct 22, 2005
1.5/4
...most of this stuff simply isn't interesting. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Sep 6, 2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 24, 2005
5/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 3, 2005
B
Provides a somewhat accurate historical framework for the period. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 17, 2003
4/5
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Feb 1, 2019 The best thrilling movie ever made!
Hagrid R Jul 4, 2018 Good yarn... big FBI promo.
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The House on 92nd Street

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Cast & Crew

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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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The House on 92nd Street

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Movie Info

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
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