Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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- Passed
- 2h 0min
- Action, Romance
- 16 Aug 1940 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
Joel McCrea | ... |
John Jones
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Laraine Day | ... |
Carol Fisher
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Stephen Fisher
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George Sanders | ... |
Scott ffolliott
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Albert Bassermann | ... |
Van Meer
(as Albert Basserman)
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Robert Benchley | ... |
Stebbins
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Edmund Gwenn | ... |
Rowley
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Eduardo Ciannelli | ... |
Mr. Krug
(as Eduardo Cianelli)
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Harry Davenport | ... |
Mr. Powers
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Martin Kosleck | ... |
Tramp
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Frances Carson | ... |
Mrs. Sprague
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Ian Wolfe | ... |
Stiles
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Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Assassin
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Eddie Conrad | ... |
Latvian
(as Edward Conrad)
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Charles Halton | ... |
Bradley
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Barbara Pepper | ... |
Dorine
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Emory Parnell | ... |
Captain John Mark
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Roy Gordon | ... |
Mr. Brood
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Gertrude Hoffman | ... |
Mrs. Benson
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Marten Lamont | ... |
Captain
(as Martin Lamont)
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Barry Bernard | ... |
Steward
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Holmes Herbert | ... |
Asst. Commissioner
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Leonard Mudie | ... |
McKenna
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John Burton | ... |
English Announcer
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Samuel Adams | ... |
Van Meer's Impersonator (uncredited)
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Meeka Aldrich | ... |
Donald's Wife (uncredited)
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Jack Alfred | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Bunny Beatty | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Frank Benson | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Billy Bester | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Henry Blair | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Becky Bohanon | ... |
Sophie (uncredited)
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Louis Borel | ... |
Capt. Lawson (uncredited)
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Barbara Boudwin | ... |
Barmaid (uncredited)
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Betty Bradley | ... |
Cousin Mary (uncredited)
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Louise Brien | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Ronald Brown | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Willy Castello | ... |
Krug's Henchman at Windmill (uncredited)
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George Cathrey | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Committeeman (uncredited)
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Ken Christy | ... |
Fake Dutch Detective (uncredited)
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E.E. Clive | ... |
Mr. Naismith (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado | ... |
Luncheon Waiter (uncredited)
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Maurice Costello | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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John Dawson | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Harry Depp | ... |
Uncle Buren (uncredited)
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Jimmy Dime | ... |
Fake Dutch Policeman (uncredited)
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Carl Ekberg | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Helena Phillips Evans | ... |
Mrs. Stiles (uncredited)
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Herbert Evans | ... |
Parking Valet (uncredited)
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James Finlayson | ... |
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
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Robert Fischer | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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George B. French | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Bill Gavier | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Jack George | ... |
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Alexander Granach | ... |
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
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Richard Hammond | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
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Otto Hoffman | ... |
New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)
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Billy Horn | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Paul Irving | ... |
Dr. Williamson (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Crauford Kent | ... |
Toastmaster (uncredited)
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Joan Leslie | ... |
Jones' Sister (as Joan Brodel) (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Gwendolyn Logan | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Eily Malyon | ... |
College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)
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Eric Mayne | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Jackie McGee | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Charles Meakin | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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John Meredith | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Hermina Milar | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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John T. Murray | ... |
Clark (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Jane Novak | ... |
Miss Benson (uncredited)
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Joe O'Brien | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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George Offerman Jr. | ... |
New York Globe Copy Boy (uncredited)
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Lawrence Osman | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Hilda Plowright | ... |
Miss Pimm (uncredited)
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Thomas Pogue | ... |
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
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Jack Rice | ... |
Donald (uncredited)
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Ronald R. Rondell | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Loulette Sablon | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Sam Savitsky | ... |
Guest in Carol's Hotel Room (uncredited)
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Harry Semels | ... |
Man in Sidewalk Crowd (uncredited)
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Raymond Severn | ... |
Schoolboy in Tower (uncredited)
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Frederick Sewell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ernie Stanton | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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William Stelling | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Donald Stuart | ... |
Eric (uncredited)
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Paul Sutton | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ferris Taylor | ... |
Jones' Father (uncredited)
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Dorothy Vaughan | ... |
Jones' Mother (uncredited)
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Jack Voglin | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Hans von Morhart | ... |
Dutch Policeman (uncredited)
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Larry Wheat | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Bert White | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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William Yetter Sr. | ... |
Dutch Motor Policeman (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Woman in crowd (uncredited)
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Mary Young | ... |
Auntie Maude (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Charles Bennett | ... | (screenplay) & |
Joan Harrison | ... | (screenplay) |
James Hilton | ... | (dialogue) & |
Robert Benchley | ... | (dialogue) |
Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
Richard Maibaum | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Walter Wanger | ... | producer |
Music by
Alfred Newman |
Cinematography by
Rudolph Maté | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Dorothy Spencer | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Otho Lovering | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
Alexander Golitzen |
Makeup Department
Carmen Dirigo | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Norman Pringle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
James Dent | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edmond F. Bernoudy | ... | assistant director (as E.F. Bernoudy) |
Marty Moss | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Julia Heron | ... | interior decorator |
Richard Irvine | ... | associate art director |
Oscar Brodin | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Frank Maher | ... | sound |
James T. Moulton | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
Walter Reynolds | ... | sound film cutter (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Louis R. Loeffler | ... | special effects cutter (uncredited) |
Paul Wtuliska | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Lee Zavitz | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Paul Eagler | ... | special photographic effects |
Ray Binger | ... | process photography (uncredited) |
Stunts
Ted Mapes | ... | stunt double: Joel McCrea (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Osmond Borradaile | ... | photographer: Europe (uncredited) |
Frank Bucholtz | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Ellis W. Carter | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
Tom Dowling | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Paul Eagler | ... | photographer: second unit (uncredited) |
Norman Freed | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Burnett Guffey | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
James V. King | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Roy F. Overbaugh | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Richard Walling | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
David Buttolph | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Gene Rose | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
William Cameron Menzies | ... | special production effects |
Walter Wanger | ... | presenter |
Bob Burkhardt | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Monroe Greenthal | ... | general press representative (uncredited) |
John LeRoy Johnston | ... | general press representative (uncredited) |
Paul Mantz | ... | pilot (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Walter Wanger Productions (presents)
Distributors
- United Artists (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (released through)
- United Artists (1940) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1941) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Filmimport A/S (1946) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Films Triumph (1946) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Animex (1947) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kleber Film (1948) (France) (theatrical)
- Masterpiece Productions (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- AB Kungsfilm (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Masterpiece Productions (1950) (United States) (tv)
- Suomi-Filmi (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Wivefilm (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Constantin Film (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1962) (Finland) (tv)
- Time Life Films (1968) (United States) (tv)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Time-Life Video (1980) (United States) (VHS)
- Lightning Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1983) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1995) (Germany) (tv)
- Beam Entertainment (1996) (Japan) (video) (laser disc)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS) (re-release)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Future Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Kinokuniya (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- PSG (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- First Trading (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- Cosmic Publishing (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc The Hitchcock Collection: The Early Years)
- VellaVisión (2007) (Spain) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2008) (France) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2015) (World-wide)
- Bibliotheque (2018) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Divisa Home Video (2019) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Star Entertainment (2020) (India)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- International Promotion (IP) (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 3Sat (2010) (Austria) (tv)
- 3sat (2010) (Switzerland) (tv)
- 3sat (2010) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE Mediathek (2024) (Germany) (tv) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2024) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2009) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2009) (France) (tv)
- Ebru TV (2014) (Germany) (tv)
- Music Trade (2009) (Russia) (DVD)
- NHK BS Premium (2020) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
- ORF 2 (1999) (Austria) (tv)
- ORF III (2014) (Austria) (tv)
- Pony Canyon (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Premiere Filmfest (2006) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema Classics (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema Nostalgie (2016) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Go (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Sky Nostalgie (2010) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Ticket (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Star TV (2016) (Switzerland) (tv)
- StudioCanal International (2000) (World-wide)
- TF1 (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- WOW (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ZDFkultur (2011) (Germany) (tv)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (1999) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (mirrophonic sound)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- I. Magnin & Co. (costumes)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Johnny Jones is an action reporter on a New York newspaper. The editor appoints him European correspondent because he is fed up with the dry reports he currently gets. Jones' first assignment is to get the inside story on a secret treaty agreed between two European countries by famous diplomat Mr. Van Meer. However things don't go to plan and Jones enlists a young woman's help to track down a group of spies.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | MYSTERY IN WHISPERS that cracks like THUNDER! (original print ad - many caps) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Shooting was completed on May 29, 1940, after which Sir Alfred Hitchcock made a visit to England. He returned on July 3 with the word that the Germans were expected to start bombing at any time. Ben Hecht was hurriedly called in and wrote the tacked-on final scene set at a London radio station. It was filmed on July 5, and the real-life bombing started on July 10, 1940. See more » |
Goofs | As the purser on the ship tells John and Carol that he has no more cabins, the right side of his fake moustache can be seen sliding down. He surreptitiously pushes back it in place, but as they turn back for a second try and he continues speaking, the moustache slides down again. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Le contrôle de l'univers (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | Rule Britannia See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: To those intrepid ones who went across the seas to be the eyes and ears of America... To those forthright ones who early saw the clouds of war while many of us at home were seeing rainbows... To those clear-headed ones who now stand like recording angels among the dead and dying... To the Foreign Correspondents - this motion picture is dedicated. See more » |
Quotes |
John Jones:
I'm in love with you, and I want to marry you. Carol Fisher: I'm in love with you, and I want to marry you. John Jones: Hmm... that cuts down our love scene quite a bit, doesn't it? See more » |