The House on 92nd Street

The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white film in the film noir category. The film (unlike the movies's followup, The Street with No Name) was shot mainly in New York City. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway. The films scenes with FBI agents in Washington were played by actual agents. Released shortly after the end of World War II, The House on 92nd Street was made by Twentieth Century Fox with the full cooperation of the FBI. J. Edgar Hoover appears during the introduction. The films semidocumentary style inspired other films including The Naked City. The movie is a drama about the smashing of a Nazi spy ring operating the U.S. Lloyd Nolan would reprise his role as Inspector Briggs in the sequel The Street with No Name (1948). This time, Briggs and the FBI agents would take on organized crime.

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1945 - Black-and-white - Film noir - The Street with No Name - New York City - Henry Hathaway - FBI - Twentieth Century Fox - J. Edgar Hoover - Semidocumentary - The Naked City - 1948

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