Foreign Correspondent

1940 PG-13 2h 0m

7.0 /10

436

Genre

Thriller Mystery Action

Plot

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.

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

Joan Harrison Charles Bennett Richard Maibaum

Stars

Joel McCrea Laraine Day Herbert Marshall

Cast & Crew

Van Meer's Impersonator (uncredited)

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Meeka Aldrich

Donald's Wife (uncredited)

Capt. Lawson (uncredited)

Cousin Mary (uncredited)

Krug's Henchman at Windmill (uncredited)

Committeeman (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Fake Dutch Detective (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Luncheon Waiter (uncredited)

Maurice Costello

Man (uncredited)

John Dawson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Uncle Buren (uncredited)

Helena Phillips Evans

Mrs. Stiles (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Parking Valet (uncredited)

James Finlayson

Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon

Man (uncredited)

Alexander Granach

Hotel Valet (uncredited)

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Dr. Williamson (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Doctor (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

Toastmaster (uncredited)

Joan Leslie

Jones' Sister (uncredited)

College Arms Hotel Cashier (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

John T. Murray

Clark (Jones Family Member) (uncredited)

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Henry Norton

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Jane Novak

Miss Benson (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

New York Globe Copy Boy (uncredited)

Miss Pimm (uncredited)

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Thomas Pogue

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Sidewalk Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Jones' Father (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Jones' Mother (uncredited)

Dutch Policeman (uncredited)

Larry Wheat

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

Dutch Motor Policeman (uncredited)

Mary Young

Auntie Maude (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Luncheon Guest (uncredited)

User Reviews

Geronimo1967

28 Mar 2022

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21 Feb 2021

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