This is definitely a better than average espionage yarn produced by Warner Bros. a couple of years before our entry into WWII. FRANCIS LEDERER has a key role as a homegrown Nazi spy without much experience but learning the ropes from the more experienced GEORGE SANDERS and PAUL LUKAS.
Anatole Litvak's direction is swift and the story told in a semi-documentary style that would flourish more often in the '40s over at Fox where films like THE HOUSE ON 92nd STREET and 13 RUE MADELINE would exploit the subject of espionage.
EDWARD G. ROBINSON has the role of a good guy for a change, an FBI man who has to track down the Nazi spies before valuable information is leaked.
Maintains interest throughout, despite the late appearance in the film of Robinson's character.
One of FRANCIS LEDERER's best roles during the '30s, it's a film well worth watching despite the overtones of propaganda.
Anatole Litvak's direction is swift and the story told in a semi-documentary style that would flourish more often in the '40s over at Fox where films like THE HOUSE ON 92nd STREET and 13 RUE MADELINE would exploit the subject of espionage.
EDWARD G. ROBINSON has the role of a good guy for a change, an FBI man who has to track down the Nazi spies before valuable information is leaked.
Maintains interest throughout, despite the late appearance in the film of Robinson's character.
One of FRANCIS LEDERER's best roles during the '30s, it's a film well worth watching despite the overtones of propaganda.