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Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Release: 1940-08-16 ·Runtime: 120m ·★ 7.0
Thriller Mystery Action

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walter Wanger Productions

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Cast

Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Vaughan as Jones' Mother (uncredited) Laraine Day Laraine Day as Carol Fisher Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Stiles Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Dorine Emory Parnell Emory Parnell as 'Mohican' Captain Horace B. Carpenter Horace B. Carpenter as Man (uncredited) James Finlayson James Finlayson as Dutch Peasant (uncredited) Eric Mayne Eric Mayne as Luncheon Guest (uncredited) Joel McCrea Joel McCrea as John Jones Gertrude Hoffmann Gertrude Hoffmann as Mrs. Benson Leonard Mudie Leonard Mudie as McKenna George Offerman, Jr. George Offerman, Jr. as New York Globe Copy Boy (uncredited) Frances Carson Frances Carson as Mrs. Sprague Charles Halton Charles Halton as Bradley Marten Lamont Marten Lamont as Captain Raymond Severn Raymond Severn as Boy (uncredited) William Stelling William Stelling as Man (uncredited) Eddie Conrad Eddie Conrad as Latvian Elspeth Dudgeon Elspeth Dudgeon as Woman (uncredited) Donald Stuart Donald Stuart as Eric (uncredited) Herbert Evans Herbert Evans as Parking Valet (uncredited) John T. Murray John T. Murray as Clark (Jones Family Member) (uncredited) Ferris Taylor Ferris Taylor as Jones' Father (uncredited) Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert as Asst. Commissioner Louis Borel Louis Borel as Capt. Lawson (uncredited) E. E. Clive E. E. Clive as Mr. Naismith (uncredited) Harry Depp Harry Depp as Uncle Buren (uncredited) Alexander Granach Alexander Granach as Hotel Valet (uncredited) Jack Rice Jack Rice as Donald (uncredited) Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli as Mr. Krug Bunny Beatty Bunny Beatty as Man (uncredited) Joan Leslie Joan Leslie as Jones' Sister (uncredited) Harry Semels Harry Semels as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited) Mary Young Mary Young as Auntie Maude (uncredited) Albert Bassermann Albert Bassermann as Van Meer Robert Benchley Robert Benchley as Stebbins Gino Corrado Gino Corrado as Luncheon Waiter (uncredited) Robert Fischer Robert Fischer as Man (uncredited) Eily Malyon Eily Malyon as College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited) George Sanders George Sanders as Scott ffolliott Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn as Rowley Maurice Costello Maurice Costello as Man (uncredited) Crauford Kent Crauford Kent as Toastmaster (uncredited) Paul Sutton Paul Sutton as Man (uncredited) Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall as Stephen Fisher Roy Gordon Roy Gordon as Mr. Brood Douglas Gordon Douglas Gordon as Man (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited) Otto Hoffman Otto Hoffman as New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited) Ernie Stanton Ernie Stanton as Man (uncredited) Harry Davenport Harry Davenport as Mr. Powers Louise Brien Louise Brien as Woman (uncredited) Wheaton Chambers Wheaton Chambers as Committeeman (uncredited) Charles Wagenheim Charles Wagenheim as Assassin John Dawson John Dawson as Minor Role (uncredited) George B. French George B. French as Man (uncredited) Jane Novak Jane Novak as Miss Benson (uncredited) Larry Wheat Larry Wheat as Luncheon Guest (uncredited) Barry Bernard Barry Bernard as Steward Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as Doctor (uncredited) Ronald R. Rondell Ronald R. Rondell as Waiter (uncredited) Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck as Tramp Samuel Adams Samuel Adams as Van Meer's Impersonator (uncredited) Willy Castello Willy Castello as Krug's Henchman at Windmill (uncredited)