They Came to Blow Up America

1h 13m
DramaWar
6.2

Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations.

Cast

George Sanders
Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
Ward Bond
FBI Chief Craig
Anna Sten
Frau Reiter
Dennis Hoey
Col. Taeger
Sig Ruman
Dr. Herman Holger
Ludwig Stössel
Papa Julius Steelman
Robert Barrat
Capt. Kranz
Poldi Dur
Helga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)
Ralph Byrd
Burkhardt
Elsa Janssen
Mama Henrietta Steelman
Rex Williams
Eichner
Charles McGraw
Zellerbach
Sven Hugo Borg
Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser
Kurt Katch
Schonzeit
Otto Reichow
Adam, S.S. Trooper
John Banner
Gestapo Agent
Ruth Brady
Secretary
Etta McDaniel
Theresa

Crew

Edward Ludwig
Director
Aubrey Wisberg
Writer
Michael Jacoby
Story
Nick DeMaggio
Editor
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography
Lee S. Marcus
Producer
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Arthur Lange
Original Music Composer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
James Basevi
Art Direction

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