THE LITTLE PICTURE HOUSE
1942 · Thriller · United States · English · Black and white · Approximately 66 minutes
About the film
A secret formula promising more powerful fuel becomes the target of Nazi spies. Chemists Robert Norton and Tom Fielding are drawn into a campaign of intimidation as enemy agents seek to steal their research.
With friendship and family loyalties under pressure, the danger reaches beyond the laboratory. This wartime espionage thriller turns scientific work into a battleground where a misplaced confidence can be as damaging as an act of sabotage.
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Cast
Michael Whalen — Robert Norton
Anne Nagel — Nancy Fielding
William Bakewell — Tom Fielding
Constance Worth — Linda Pavlo
Hans von Twardowski — Captain Gemmler
Jack Mulhall — James Curtis
George Pembroke — Karl Schmidt
Production credits
Director: Albert Herman
Producers: George M. Merrick and Max Alexander
Cinematography: Eddie Linden
Editing: L. R. Brown
Production company: M & A Productions
Distributor: Producers Releasing Corporation
Release: 27 March 1942
Behind the scenes
The film was reviewed in Variety under the title Nazi Spy Ring. Its premise makes industrial research a source of suspense, combining the urgency of wartime security with the more personal fear that protecting a secret might put loved ones at risk.
Film details: AFI Catalog.
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