They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
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.
Top billed cast
George SandersCarl Steelman / Ernst Reiter
Ward BondFBI Chief Craig
Anna StenFrau Reiter
Dennis HoeyCol. Taeger
Sig RumanDr. Herman Holger
Ludwig StösselPapa Julius Steelman
Robert BarratCapt. Kranz
Poldi DurHelga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)
Ralph ByrdBurkhardt
Elsa JanssenMama Henrietta Steelman
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