They Came to Blow Up America
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Written by | Michael Jacoby (story), Aubrey Wisberg (writer) |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
| Studio | 20th Century Fox |
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| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
They Came to Blow Up America is a 1943 American war film drama based on Operation Pastorius, directed by Edward Ludwig. It stars George Sanders, Anna Sten and Ward Bond.
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[edit] Plot
An American agent, Carl Steelman (Sanders) joins a Nazi spy ring to expose the identities of double agents. He works for the FBI but was born in Germany and speaks fluent German. In Berlin, Steelman meets and falls in love with Helga Lorenz (Poldy Dur), a member of the German underground. He later has to betray the girl to the Gestapo, to avoid exposing himself. He does, however, later manage to rescue her and see that she arrives in England safely. Steelman is sent on a mission about a U-boat and sent to the United States to attack it. His cover is eventually blown but he successfully escapes off the coast of Long Island and later gives testimony in a court trial, bringing the spies to justice.
[edit] Cast
- George Sanders ... Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
- Anna Sten ... Frau Reiter
- Ward Bond ... FBI Chief Craig
- Dennis Hoey ... Col. Taeger of Nazi police
- Sig Ruman ... Dr. Herman Holger
- Ludwig Stössel ... Papa Julius Steelman
- Robert Barrat ... Capt. Kranz - sabotage school chief
- Poldi Dur ... Helga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)
- Ralph Byrd ... Burkhardt - 2d saboteur with Steelman
- Elsa Janssen ... Mama Henrietta Steelman (as Else Janssen)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- They Came to Blow Up America at the Internet Movie Database
- They Came to Blow Up America at the TCM Movie Database
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