They Came to Blow Up America
 
 

Director: Edward Ludwig
Year:  1943
Rating: 6.0


Solid enjoyable B film that they made in 1943 during the war with the usual propaganda trappings. For some reason they give away a huge spoiler within the first few minutes that takes a lot of the suspense out of the film. George Sanders though is always a pleasure to watch whether he plays villain or hero - in this case the hero. He is a German-American working with the FBI and goes underground as a Nazi in Germany to nab a group of saboteurs coming to blow up things in the USA. Ward Bond plays his boss and Sig Ruman a family friend. The role suits Bond well and after the war he along with John Wayne became two of the most anti-Communist actors in Hollywood and helped HUAC unearth Communist sympathizers. Not a cool thing to have done to your fellow actors.