Foreign Correspondent
USA - 1940 - black and white
Written by: Charles Bennett Joan Harrison Cinematography
by: Production
design by: Film editing by: Music
by: Produced by: |
Cast Joel McCrea (Johnny Jones) Laraine Day (Carol Fischer) Herbert Marshall (Stephen Fischer) George Sanders (Herbert Folliot) Albert Basserman (Van Meer) Robert Benchley (Stebbins) Eduardo Ciannelli (Krug) Edmund Gwenn (Rowley) Harry Davenport (Powers) Martin Kosleck (tramp) Eddie Conrad (diplomat) Gertrude W. Hoffmann (Mrs. Benson) Jane Novak (Miss Benson) Crawford Kent (toastmaster) Joan Brodie-Leslie (nun) Louis Borell (captain Lamson) Eily Malion (cashier) E.E. Clive (Naismith) |
At
beginning of the first world war, Johnny Jones, an American
reporter, is in Amsterdam to be present at a pacifist meeting. Van Meer, the pacifists' leader, is killed because he knows some top secret plans. However, the killing is faked and Van Meer is imprisoned by nazies. Johnny, helped by Carol, decides to solve the plot. They go to London and meet Carol's father, Mr. Fischer, who promises to help them; but they don't know he is a nazi spy. Jones is safe from a killer's attack and he frees Van Meer. Johnny and another reporter now want to catch Mr. Fischer who is leaving for America with Carol. The two men catch the same plane as Fischer. The airplane is shot down by the Germans and Fisher dies in order to save her daughter's life. |
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