The House on 92nd Street (Fox Film Noir) [DVD]

I was not familiar with the movie previously, but I enjoyed it very much. I

Very interesting docudrama of 1948 era with original FBI films black and white along with good actor cast Leo G. Carroll, Lloyd Nolan, etc. Worth watching. Thank you.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics released on Blu-ray from 20th Century Fox Studios, this based on fact, semi-documentary film noir from 1945 directed by Henry Hathaway and starring William Eythe as a German American who becomes a double agent, reporting to FBI Counter-terrorist agent George Briggs (played by Lloyd Nolan) to infiltrate a spy ring of German agents in New York City (led by Signe Hasso) in the year before America's entrance into World War II.Looking just fine in HD, an upgrade over the 2005 Fox Studios DVD, porting over those extras, and now including other theatrical trailers of noir films that Kino distributed. Interesting, engrossing film feels most authentic even if it cannot avoid being a time capsule look at its era. Lloyd Nolan would reprise his role in the follow-up picture "The Street With No Name" (1948) set after the war, though not yet available on Blu-ray, it is on DVD, and worth seeking out.

Excellent film -- like a documentary! DVD in excellent shape too.

WOW! This is a really good movie. Love the authenticity seen in various shots regarding the FBI. The movie requires a constant involvement and participation in keeping all the players straight. Being in Black and White gives the movie more of a sinister feel. The actors did a phenomenal job in bringing the issue of spying to a crescendo. Well worth a classic movie. I highly recommend this movie.

While I don't consider this to be film noir, "92nd Street" is nonetheless an excellent spy thriller and a pioneer in the true crime documentary style. It features outstanding performances and good use of locations (an influence on noir), but the film belongs to Producer Louis de Rochemont more than any other.Feature star William Eythe is credible, but I was more interested in beauty/villain Signe Hasso. I'd like to see more of her work.For today's viewer this film is very dated, which is both good and bad. It's a perfect representative of the immediate postwar era but seems overly preachy and fawning to the FBI. World War II was a very black/white, good/evil, hero-worshipping era. Today there seem to be no absolutes, and this movie couldn't get made. I recommend it though and all of Fox Film Noir.

I have watched this over the years and I had purchased a DVD of it but it was far from perfect but then I read the Amazon reviews of this Blu Ray edition so I ordered it and I am amazed at the Blu Ray quality. I can recommend this edition

I have seen this film over 15 times [the imperative "Get a life", occurs...]. I finally purchased it from Amazon.The period scenes alone justify a viewing - New York in the forties, the 1939-42 cars, the fashions, the FBI technology sections.As for the performances:An excellent character is portrayed by Harry Bellavar, later of TV's "Naked City". There are two small bits by later character stars E.G. Marshall and VIncent Gardenia [Bronson's foil in "Death Wish"]Above all, the unique charm of Signe Hasso, seen all too rarely by American audiences- a compelling villainess in an era of male-dominated pro- and antagonist.Not withstanding the propaganda element of the script and especially the narrative portion [ necessary to secure FBI support, no doubt], the dialogue itself is totally economical and germane to the situation.I count this among no more than 10 films of the era I would cheerfully own and view frequently.

je ne l'avais jamais vu et j'ai été agréablement surpris. Quel plaisir ces vieux films qui ne durent pas trois plombes avec de l'action à n'en plus finir.

Greatly Satisfied

I have enjoyed this film many times. As an active amateur radio operator, I was pleased to see the morse code was correct (as was the case in wartime films back then, due to so many service personnel in any prospective audience - who would have quite rightly pulled it to pieces otherwise!).I loved the sequence where the covert radio station was being built up, using equipment typical of the time ( principles still used to this day by enthusiasts such as myself!). The part where double agent Deitrich is rumbled by one of the gang, due to the small size of the plug-in coils in the aerial matching circuits (which correctly suggested a VHF short-range link, rather than larger coils giving a world-wide HF facility), was an unexpected gem of observation! Well done the producer for keeping facts foremost - something that gets overlooked these days!It remains a classic from that period of American films. A welcome addition to any retro film library.

Based on facts from The files of the FBI.

De nombreux films d'espionnage ont été tournés aux Etats-Unis à la fin de la deuxième guerre mondiale sur les cellules d'espionnage allemandes censées déstabiliser les Etats-Unis sur le sol américain.La Maison de la 92ème rue (The House on 92nd Street) est l'un des meilleurs films tournés autour de ce thème et il a remporté l'Oscar 1945 du meilleur scénario original. L'on n'en attendait pas moins d'un réalisateur du talent d'Henry Hathaway.Un jeune américain dont les parents sont allemands, Bill Dietrich, est approché par les services allemands pour travailler pour leur compte. Il prend contact avec le FBI pour signaler les manoeuvres dont il fait l'objet. L'agence lui conseille d'entrer dans le jeu ennemi et d'infiltrer le réseau.Dietrich suit une formation d'agent secret à Hambourg puis est envoyé comme officier-payeur et radio à New York au service du réseau, au chef mystérieux, dont le quartier général est situé dans une maison de la 92ème rue. Mais son rôle devient de plus en plus difficile à tenir et les membres du réseau commencent à se méfier de lui.Henry Hathaway est arrivé à rendre l'atmosphère pesante des milieux de l'espionnage, chaque espion vivant en permanence dans la crainte d'être découvert.Le film est porté par un scénario très ingénieux, des rebondissements et un final inattendu sur la tête du réseau.