Question 1

Why was the atomic bomb a secret from the cast during filming?

Accepted Answer

Director Henry Hathaway and the actors did not know the atomic bomb existed or that it would be a story element; it was incorporated after the bomb's use.

Question 2

Which real-life incident inspired the opening car-killing scene?

Accepted Answer

The scene was based on the 1941 death of Nazi officer Ulrich von der Osten, hit by a cab driven by Sam Lichtman, with agent Kurt Frederick Ludwig fleeing the scene.

Question 3

What is the 'Process 97' and why was it important?

Accepted Answer

The 'Process 97' is a fictional secret formula stolen by German spies that was crucial to the development of the atomic bomb, as stated by the narrator.

Question 4

Which actor reprised his FBI role in a later film?

Accepted Answer

Lloyd Nolan reprised his role as FBI Agent George A. Briggs in 'The Street with No Name' (1948).

Question 5

What real footage was used in the film's surveillance scenes?

Accepted Answer

Much of the early surveillance footage of the German Embassy and the perpetrators being led into buildings is real footage of Nazi agents.

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