The Street with No Name is a black-and-white film noir. The movie, a follow-up to The House on 92nd Street , tells the story of an undercover FBI agent, Gene Cordell , who infiltrates a deadly crime gang. Cordell's superior, FBI Inspector George A. Briggs , also appears in The House on 92nd Street. The movie, shot in a semidocumentary style, takes place in the Skid Row section of fictional "Central City." The opening credits include the following foreword: The motion picture you are about to see was adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wherever possible, it was... photographed in the original locale and played by the actual FBI personnel involved. This is followed by a message from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover: The street on which crime flourishes is the street extending across America. It is the street with no name. Organized gangsterism is once again returning. If permitted to go unchecked three out of every four Americans will eventually become its victims. Wherever law and order break down there you will find public indifference. An alert and vigilant America will make for a secure America.
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| Release date: | July 14, 1948 |
| Directed by: | William Keighley |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Producer: | Samuel G. Engel |
| Music by: | Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography: | Joseph MacDonald |
| Screenplay by: | Harry Kleiner |
| Genre: | Thriller |