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Foreign Correspondent

Classic thriller about an American crime reporter, played by Joel McCrea, who is ensnared with Nazis and fifth columnists in pre-war Europe when a Dutch diplomat is shot dead.

Classic espionage thriller about an American crime reporter who gets caught up with the Nazis and fifth columnists in pre-war Europe.

Johnny Jones finds himself reassigned as his newspaper's foreign correspondent, with special instructions to find the most provocative political stories, but when a Dutch diplomat is shot dead in front of him, Jones sets off on a trail of intrigue and murder.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Mar 201413:30

Credits

RoleContributor
Johnny Jones/Huntley HaverstockJoel McCrea
Carol FisherLaraine Day
Stephen FisherHerbert Marshall
Scott FfolliottGeorge Sanders
Van MeerAlbert Bassermann
StebbinsRobert Benchley
RowleyEdmund Gwenn
KrugEduardo Ciannelli
TrampMartin Kosleck
Mr PowersHarry Davenport
DorineBarbara Pepper
Latvian DiplomatEddie Conrad
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
ProducerWalter Wanger
WriterCharles Bennett
WriterJoan Harrison

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