Foreign Correspondent (1940)
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Synopsis
original theatre trailer
Johnny Jones is an action reporter on a New York newspaper. The editor appoints him European correspondent because he is fed up with the dry, reports he currently gets. Jones' first assignment is to get the inside story on a secret treaty agreed between two European countries by the famous diplomat, Mr. Van Meer. However things don't go to plan and Jones enlists the help of a young woman to help track down a group of spies. (© IMDB)
Technical Information
- black & white
- sound mix: mono (Western Electric Sound System)
- aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Spherical
- running time: 120 minutes
- production studio: Walter Wanger Productions, Inc
- also known as:
- Personal History - working title
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Recent DVD Releases
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released in 2008
| Correspondant 17 (1940) - Studio Canal (France, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1 
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released in 2005
| Correspondant 17 (1940) - Studio Canal (France, 2005) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1 [01:43:32]
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released in 2004
| Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004) NTSC 1.33:1 [02:00:16]
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| Foreign Correspondent (1940) - unknown company (Japan, 2004) NTSC 1.33:1
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Film Frames
Themes
- birds - a bird nearly gives away the hero hiding in the windmill
- the MacGuffin - Clause 27
- tramps - the tramp in the windmill
- the Hitchcock cameo - walking past the hotel reading a newspaper (more details)
Cast and Crew
Directed by:
Starring:
- Joel McCrea - John Jones
- George Sanders - Scott ffolliott
- Laraine Day - Carol Fisher
- Herbert Marshall - Stephen Fisher
- Albert Bassermann - Van Meer
- Robert Benchley - Stebbins
- Edmund Gwenn - Rowley
- Eduardo Ciannelli - Mr Krug
- Harry Davenport - Mr Powers
- Martin Kosleck - Tramp
- Frances Carson - Mrs Sprague
- Ian Wolfe - Stiles
- Charles Wagenheim - Assassin
- Eddie Conrad - Latvian
- Charles Halton - Bradley
- Barbara Pepper - Dorine
- Emory Parnell - "Mohican" Captain
- Roy Gordon - Mr Brood
- Gertrude Hoffman - Mrs Benson
- Marten Lamont - Captain
- Barry Bernard - Steward
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Written by:
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