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A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters
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A Dispatch from Reuters

1940
1h 30m
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

1940

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

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

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

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Oct 19, 1940
Languages
English
Director
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

90 Cast Members

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Paul Julius Reuter

Edna Best

Edna Best

Ida Magnus Reuter

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Max Wagner

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Franz Geller

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Otto Bauer

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Dr. Magnus

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Sir Randolph Persham

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Delane

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Carew

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Napoleon III

David Bruce

David Bruce

Bruce

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Reuter as a Boy

Billy Dawson

Max Wagner as a Boy

Richard Nichols

Herbert - Age 5

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Chairman

Louis Adlon

Louis Adlon

Clerk (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Girl with Max (uncredited)

Michael Audley

Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Baker

Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)

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