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Cast
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Edward G. Robinson | As: Paul Julius Reuter |
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Edna Best | As: Ida Magnus Reuter |
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Eddie Albert | As: Max Wagner |
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Albert Bassermann | As: Franz Geller |
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Gene Lockhart | As: Otto Bauer |
Storyline
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
| Tagline: | NO ONE KNOWS HIM...HIS SHADOW COVERS THE WORLD! Who is this mystery man...who changed the fate of nations? |
| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Edward G. Robinson |
Paul Julius Reuter |
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Edna Best |
Ida Magnus Reuter |
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Eddie Albert |
Max Wagner |
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Albert Bassermann |
Franz Geller |
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Gene Lockhart |
Otto Bauer |
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Otto Kruger |
Dr. Magnus |
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Nigel Bruce |
Sir Randolph Persham |
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Montagu Love |
Delane |
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James Stephenson |
Carew |
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Walter Kingsford |
Napoleon III |
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David Bruce |
Bruce |
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Dickie Moore |
Reuter as a Boy |
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Billy Dawson |
Max Wagner as a Boy |
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Richard Nichols |
Herbert - Age 5 |
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Lumsden Hare |
Chairman |
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Louis Adlon |
Clerk (uncredited) |
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Norman Ainsley |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Mary Anderson |
Girl with Max (uncredited) |
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Michael Audley |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Tommy Baker |
Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited) |
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Max Barwyn |
Translator (uncredited) |
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Frank Benson |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Nina Borget |
Woman (uncredited) |
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Hazel Boyne |
Companion (uncredited) |
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Egon Brecher |
Von Konstat (uncredited) |
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Georgia Caine |
Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
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Leonard Carey |
Delane's Secretary (uncredited) |
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George Cathrey |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Cliff Clark |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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David Clyde |
Constable (uncredited) |
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Irene Coleman |
French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
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Mildred Coles |
Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording |
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) |
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Alec Craig |
Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited) |
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Ray De Ravenne |
Man (uncredited) |
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Joe De Stefani |
Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited) |
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Cyril Delevanti |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dew |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Florence Dudley |
French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
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Demetris Emanuel |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Gilbert Emery |
Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited) |
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Douglas Gordon |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Lawrence Grant |
Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
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Bobby Hale |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Alec Harford |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Gordon Hart |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Ernst Hauessermann |
Heinrich (uncredited) |
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Holmes Herbert |
Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
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Herbert Heywood |
News Vendor in Paris (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes |
Coach Attendant |
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Robert Homans |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Hunter |
Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
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Ellis Irving |
Parliament Speaker (uncredited) |
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Paul Irving |
J. Bender (uncredited) |
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Boyd Irwin |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Charles Irwin |
Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited) |
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Frank Jaquet |
Mr. Stein (uncredited) |
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Edward Keane |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Crauford Kent |
Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited) |
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Charles Knight |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Wilfred Lucas |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Edward McWade |
Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited) |
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Frederic Mellinger |
Man (uncredited) |
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Thomas R. Mills |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie |
Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
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Fred Murray |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Leda Nicova |
French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
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Pat O'Hara |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Pat O'Malley |
Laborer (uncredited) |
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George Ovey |
Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited) |
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Lionel Pape |
Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited) |
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Georges Renavent |
French Official (uncredited) |
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Henry Roquemore |
Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited) |
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Frank Shannon |
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) |
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George Sorel |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Hugh Sothern |
American Ambassador (uncredited) |
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Grace Stafford |
Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited) |
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Walter O. Stahl |
Von Darnstadt (uncredited) |
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Ernie Stanton |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Harry Stubbs |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Hal Taylour |
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Cyril Thornton |
Clerk (uncredited) |
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David Thursby |
Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited) |
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Jacques Vanaire |
French Telegrapher (uncredited) |
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Theodore von Eltz |
Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
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Robert Warwick |
Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited) |
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Paul Weigel |
Professor Gauss (uncredited) |
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Lottie Williams |
Herbert's Nanny (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Zilzer |
Post Office Clerk (uncredited) |
Directed By
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William Dieterle |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Valentine Williams |
Story |
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Milton Krims |
Screenplay |
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Wolfgang Wilhelm |
Story |
Production Crew
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Max Steiner |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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James Wong Howe |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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