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A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

"NO ONE KNOWS HIM...HIS SHADOW COVERS THE WORLD! Who is this mystery man...who changed the fate of nations?"

6.1/10(13 votes)
1h 30m
October 19, 1940
Drama
History
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Plot Summary

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

Movie Details

Original Title
A Dispatch from Reuters
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Edward G. Robinson as Paul Julius Reuter

Edward G. Robinson

Paul Julius Reuter

Edna Best as Ida Magnus Reuter

Edna Best

Ida Magnus Reuter

Eddie Albert as Max Wagner

Eddie Albert

Max Wagner

Albert Bassermann as Franz Geller

Albert Bassermann

Franz Geller

Gene Lockhart as Otto Bauer

Gene Lockhart

Otto Bauer

Otto Kruger as Dr. Magnus

Otto Kruger

Dr. Magnus

Nigel Bruce as Sir Randolph Persham

Nigel Bruce

Sir Randolph Persham

Montagu Love as Delane

Montagu Love

Delane

James Stephenson as Carew

James Stephenson

Carew

Walter Kingsford as Napoleon III

Walter Kingsford

Napoleon III

David Bruce as Bruce

David Bruce

Bruce

Dickie Moore as Reuter as a Boy

Dickie Moore

Reuter as a Boy

Billy Dawson as Max Wagner as a Boy

Billy Dawson

Max Wagner as a Boy

Richard Nichols as Herbert - Age 5

Richard Nichols

Herbert - Age 5

Lumsden Hare as Chairman

Lumsden Hare

Chairman

Louis Adlon as Clerk (uncredited)

Louis Adlon

Clerk (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Mary Anderson as Girl with Max (uncredited)

Mary Anderson

Girl with Max (uncredited)

Michael Audley as Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Audley

Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Baker as Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)

Tommy Baker

Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures logoWarner Bros. Pictures

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