The House on Carroll Street( 1988)

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Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a neighbouring house, the more so since one of those involved is her main senator prosecutor. Starting to look into things, she gradually enlists the help of FBI officer Cochran who was initially detailed to check her out. Just as well when things turn nasty

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Kelly McGillis
Emily
Jeff Daniels
Cochran
Mandy Patinkin
Salwen
Jessica Tandy
Miss Venable
Jonathan Hogan
Alan
Remak Ramsay
Senator Byington
Kenneth Welsh
Hackett
Christopher Buchholz
Stefan
James Rebhorn
The Official
Charles McCaughan
Randle Mell
Michael Flanagan
Paul Sparer
Brian Davies
Mary Diveny
Bill Moor
Patricia Falkenhain
Frederick Rolf
Anna Berger
Cliff Cudney
Trey Wilson
William Duff-Griffin
George Ede
John Carpenter
Jamey Sheridan
P.J. Barry
Boris Lyoskin
Sherman Howard
John Randolph Jones
David Hart
Maeve McGuire

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Fri Apr 28 2023

**_Kelly McGillis plays a Nancy Drew-like character in early 50’s Manhattan_** A picture editor for Life magazine (McGillis) loses her job in the Big Apple upon refusing to name names for the House Un-American Activities Committee. She then snoops around a German-speaking man with dubious immigration status, which draws the ire of the Committee's main Senate prosecutor (Mandy Patinkin) and the assistance of an amicable FBI agent (Jeff Daniels). “The House on Carroll Street” (1988) is an old fashioned Hitchcockian crime drama/thriller in which an innocent person stumbles upon something nef...