Espionage, film-noir told in a semi-documentary style. Henry Hathaway directs. Federal agent George Briggs(Lloyd Nolan)is contacted by a young German-American student Bill Dietrich(William Eythe), who is being recruited by a local Nazi ring. Briggs convinces the student to go along with the Communists and stay in contact with full reports to the Feds. The young double agent discovers that a scientist working on the atomic bomb is actually a Nazi member. Director Hathaway uses a lot of newsreel footage conducive to the "real-life" atmosphere. Nolan is outstanding in this role. Others in the cast: Gene Lockhart, Leo G. Carroll, Signe Hasso and Lydia St. Clair.
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