Foreign Correspondent (1940)

  • NR
  • 08/16/1940 (US)
  • Thriller, Mystery, Action
  • 2h

The thrill spectacle of the year!

Overview

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.

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Joan Harrison

Screenplay

Charles Bennett

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay

Cast

Joel McCrea's headshot

Joel McCrea

John Jones
Laraine Day's headshot

Laraine Day

Carol Fisher
Herbert Marshall's headshot

Herbert Marshall

Stephen Fisher
George Sanders's headshot

George Sanders

Scott ffolliott
Albert Bassermann's headshot

Albert Bassermann

Van Meer
Robert Benchley's headshot

Robert Benchley

Stebbins
Edmund Gwenn's headshot

Edmund Gwenn

Rowley
Eduardo Ciannelli's headshot

Eduardo Ciannelli

Mr. Krug

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