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1 October 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Matt Corbin, a vacationing magazine writer, takes a fishing trip to Minnesota, and stumbles across a lake... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Nazis nein - Commies dah! moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Carla Balenda | ... | Janet Keller | |
| Elliott Reid | ... | Matt Corbin | |
| Edgar Barrier | ... | Dr. Edward Keller | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Steve Loomis | |
| Otto Waldis | ... | Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz | |
| Michael Steele | ... | Chick | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Molly Loomis | |
| Peter Brocco | ... | Nate Garr | |
| Lewis Martin | ... | Peterson | |
| Frank Darien | ... | Luther Adams | |
| Olive Carey | ... | Mabel Turner | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bobby Watson | ... | Adolf Hitler (scenes deleted) | |
| William Yetter Jr. | ... | German sergeant (scenes deleted) | |
| William Yetter Sr. | ... | German lieutenant (scenes deleted) | |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #14630) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Sweden:(Banned) (1951-1965) | UK:PGFun Stuff
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In keeping with the original Nazis-as-villains idea, the hero originally saw Adolf Hitler himself standing on the balcony of the villain's lair. He disappeared when the extensive re-shooting was done. Hitler was played once again by Bobby Watson. moreFAQ
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A photo-journalist on vacation arrives at a small town in Mid America to relax and do a little fishing. First, he finds that all the fish have died. Next he finds the residents all paranoid and secretive, especially the owner of the local lodge. When he accidentally trespasses on lodge property, he is attacked by guard dogs, and threatened by armed guards.
None of the local townsfolk will talk to him except the doctor's sister (read love interest) and the crusty old storekeeper. Little by little he comes to realize that the entire town is on a mission to develop germ and bacteria weapons which they intend to use to cripple America. I know - the plot is preposterous. But you ain't heard nothing yet. In the original story, all the bad guys were Nazi's and they even had Adolf Hitler hidden away at the lodge, but this movie was released in 1951 at the height of the McCarthy hearings and the Commie scare. So - all the bad guys became Communists.
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