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A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

Release: 1940-10-19·Runtime: 90m·★ 6.1
DramaHistory

German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Georgia CaineGeorgia Caineas Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)Irene ColemanIrene Colemanas French Girl in Paris (uncredited)Joe De StefaniJoe De Stefanias Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)Alphonse MartellAlphonse Martellas Board Member (uncredited)Pat O'HaraPat O'Haraas Reporter (uncredited)Montagu LoveMontagu Loveas DelaneWalter KingsfordWalter Kingsfordas Napoleon IIILumsden HareLumsden Hareas ChairmanEddie DewEddie Dewas Reporter (uncredited)Gilbert EmeryGilbert Emeryas Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)Robert HomansRobert Homansas Reporter (uncredited)Edna BestEdna Bestas Ida Magnus ReuterFlorence DudleyFlorence Dudleyas French Girl in Paris (uncredited)Edward McWadeEdward McWadeas Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)Cliff ClarkCliff Clarkas Reporter (uncredited)Edward KeaneEdward Keaneas Reporter (uncredited)Georges RenaventGeorges Renaventas French Official (uncredited)Grace StaffordGrace Staffordas Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)Robert WarwickRobert Warwickas Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)Albert BassermannAlbert Bassermannas Franz GellerMildred ColesMildred Colesas Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)Cyril DelevantiCyril Delevantias Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)Lawrence GrantLawrence Grantas Member of Parliament (uncredited)Stuart HolmesStuart Holmesas Coach AttendantWilfred LucasWilfred Lucasas Board Member (uncredited)Hugh SothernHugh Sothernas American Ambassador (uncredited)Eddie AlbertEddie Albertas Max WagnerDickie MooreDickie Mooreas Reuter as a BoyPat O'MalleyPat O'Malleyas Laborer (uncredited)Louis AdlonLouis Adlonas Clerk (uncredited)Mary AndersonMary Andersonas Girl with Max (uncredited)Max BarwynMax Barwynas Translator (uncredited)Alec CraigAlec Craigas Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)Gene LockhartGene Lockhartas Otto BauerEgon BrecherEgon Brecheras Von Konstat (uncredited)David ClydeDavid Clydeas Constable (uncredited)Holmes HerbertHolmes Herbertas Member of Parliament (uncredited)Paul WeigelPaul Weigelas Professor Gauss (uncredited)Wolfgang ZilzerWolfgang Zilzeras Post Office Clerk (uncredited)Otto KrugerOtto Krugeras Dr. MagnusHarry CordingHarry Cordingas Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)Leonard MudieLeonard Mudieas Member of Parliament (uncredited)James StephensonJames Stephensonas CarewNigel BruceNigel Bruceas Sir Randolph PershamLeonard CareyLeonard Careyas Delane's Secretary (uncredited)Boyd IrwinBoyd Irwinas Board Member (uncredited)Ernie StantonErnie Stantonas Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)Harry StubbsHarry Stubbsas Board Member (uncredited)Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. Robinsonas Paul Julius ReuterDavid BruceDavid Bruceas BruceDouglas GordonDouglas Gordonas Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)Frank ShannonFrank Shannonas Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)Theodore von EltzTheodore von Eltzas Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)Herbert HeywoodHerbert Heywoodas News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)Crauford KentCrauford Kentas Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)George OveyGeorge Oveyas Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)