Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

120 mins | Action, Thriller, War, Mystery | Aug. 16, 1940

The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly leads him to the crime of fascism and Nazi Germany's designs on European conquest. In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring and—not entirely coincidentally—falls in love.

Foreign Correspondent

120 mins | Action, Thriller, War, Mystery | Aug. 16, 1940

Foreign Correspondent
The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly leads him to the crime of fascism and Nazi Germany's designs on European conquest. In attempting to learn more about a seemingly noble peace effort, Jones walks into the middle of an assassination, uncovers a spy ring and—not entirely coincidentally—falls in love.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions
Original title Foreign Correspondent
Directors Edmond F. Bernoudy, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers Robert Benchley, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Charles Bennett

Cast

Joel McCrea

as John Jones

Laraine Day

as Carol Fisher

Herbert Marshall

as Stephen Fisher

George Sanders

as Scott ffolliott

Albert Bassermann

as Van Meer

Robert Benchley

as Stebbins

Edmund Gwenn

as Rowley

Eduardo Ciannelli

as Mr. Krug

Harry Davenport

as Mr. Powers

Martin Kosleck

as Tramp

Frances Carson

as Mrs. Sprague

Ian Wolfe

as Stiles

Charles Wagenheim

as Assassin

Eddie Conrad

as Latvian

Charles Halton

as Bradley

Barbara Pepper

as Dorine

Emory Parnell

as 'Mohican' Captain

Roy Gordon

as Mr. Brood

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Mrs. Benson

Marten Lamont

as Captain

Barry Bernard

as Steward

Holmes Herbert

as Asst. Commissioner

Leonard Mudie

as McKenna

John Burton

as English Announcer

Samuel Adams

as Van Meer's Impersonator (uncredited)

Meeka Aldrich

as Donald's Wife (uncredited)

Jack Alfred

as Man (uncredited)

Bunny Beatty

as Man (uncredited)

Frank Benson

as Man (uncredited)

Billy Bester

as Man (uncredited)

Henry Blair

as Man (uncredited)

Becky Bohanon

as Sophie (uncredited)

Louis Borel

as Capt. Lawson (uncredited)

Barbara Boudwin

as Woman (uncredited)

Betty Bradley

as Cousin Mary (uncredited)

Louise Brien

as Woman (uncredited)

Ronald Brown

as Man (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

as Man (uncredited)

Willy Castello

as Krug's Henchman at Windmill (uncredited)

George Cathrey

as Man (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Ken Christy

as Fake Dutch Detective (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

as Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Luncheon Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

as Man (uncredited)

John Dawson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Depp

as Uncle Buren (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

as Woman (uncredited)

Carl Ekberg

as Man (uncredited)

Helena Phillips Evans

as Mrs. Stiles (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

as Parking Valet (uncredited)

James Finlayson

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Robert Fischer

as Man (uncredited)

George B. French

as Man (uncredited)

Bill Gavier

as Man (uncredited)

Jack George

as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon

as Man (uncredited)

Alexander Granach

as Hotel Valet (uncredited)

Richard Hammond

as Man (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

as New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Billy Horn

as Man (uncredited)

Paul Irving

as Dr. Williamson (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Doctor (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

as Toastmaster (uncredited)

Joan Leslie

as Jones' Sister (uncredited)

Gwendolyn Logan

as Woman (uncredited)

Eily Malyon

as College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Jackie McGee

as Man (uncredited)

John Meredith

as Man (uncredited)

Thomas Mizer

as Man (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

John T. Murray

as Clark (Jones Family Member) (uncredited)

Henry Norton

as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Jane Novak

as Miss Benson (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

as New York Globe Copy Boy (uncredited)

Lawrence Osman

as Boy (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

as Miss Pimm (uncredited)

Thomas Pogue

as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Jack Rice

as Donald (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Waiter (uncredited)

Loulette Sablon

as Woman (uncredited)

Harry Semels

as Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Raymond Severn

as Boy (uncredited)

Frederick Sewell

as Man (uncredited)

Ernie Stanton

as Man (uncredited)

William Stelling

as Man (uncredited)

Donald Stuart

as Eric (uncredited)

Paul Sutton

as Man (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

as Jones' Father (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

Jack Voglin

as Man (uncredited)

Hans von Morhart

as Dutch Policeman (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

as Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Bert White

as Man (uncredited)

William Yetter Sr.

as Dutch Motor Policeman (uncredited)

Mary Young

as Auntie Maude (uncredited)