United States / Oct 19, 1940 / NR
NO ONE KNOWS HIM...HIS SHADOW COVERS THE WORLD! Who is this mystery man...who changed the fate of nations?
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Montagu Love | Delane |
| James Stephenson | Carew |
| Walter Kingsford | Napoleon III |
| David Bruce | Bruce |
| Dickie Moore | Reuter as a Boy |
| Billy Dawson | Max Wagner as a Boy |
| Richard Nichols | Herbert - Age 5 |
| Lumsden Hare | Chairman |
| Louis Adlon | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Norman Ainsley | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Mary Anderson | Girl with Max (uncredited) |
| Michael Audley | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tommy Baker | Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited) |
| Max Barwyn | Translator (uncredited) |
| Frank Benson | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Nina Borget | Woman (uncredited) |
| Hazel Boyne | Companion (uncredited) |
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| Egon Brecher | Von Konstat (uncredited) |
| Georgia Caine | Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Delane's Secretary (uncredited) |
| George Cathrey | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | Reporter (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Constable (uncredited) |
| Irene Coleman | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
| Mildred Coles | Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) |
| Alec Craig | Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited) |
| Ray De Ravenne | Man (uncredited) |
| Joe De Stefani | Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited) |
| Cyril Delevanti | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dew | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Florence Dudley | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
| Demetris Emanuel | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Gilbert Emery | Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited) |
| Douglas Gordon | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Grant | Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Alec Harford | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Gordon Hart | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Ernst Hauessermann | Heinrich (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
| Herbert Heywood | News Vendor in Paris (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Coach Attendant |
| Robert Homans | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Hunter | Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
| Ellis Irving | Parliament Speaker (uncredited) |
| Paul Irving | J. Bender (uncredited) |
| Boyd Irwin | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Charles Irwin | Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited) |
| Frank Jaquet | Mr. Stein (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Crauford Kent | Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited) |
| Charles Knight | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Edward McWade | Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited) |
| Frederic Mellinger | Man (uncredited) |
| Thomas R. Mills | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Leonard Mudie | Member of Parliament (uncredited) |
| Fred Murray | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Leda Nicova | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Hara | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Malley | Laborer (uncredited) |
| George Ovey | Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited) |
| Lionel Pape | Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | French Official (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited) |
| Frank Shannon | Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) |
| George Sorel | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Hugh Sothern | American Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Grace Stafford | Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited) |
| Walter O. Stahl | Von Darnstadt (uncredited) |
| Ernie Stanton | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Harry Stubbs | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Hal Taylour | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Cyril Thornton | Clerk (uncredited) |
| David Thursby | Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited) |
| Jacques Vanaire | French Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| Theodore von Eltz | Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) |
| Robert Warwick | Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited) |
| Paul Weigel | Professor Gauss (uncredited) |
| Lottie Williams | Herbert's Nanny (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | Post Office Clerk (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Dispatch from Reuters |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 1940 |
| Writer | Milton Krims, Valentine Williams, Wolfgang Wilhelm |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Assistant directors | William Dieterle |
| Camera operators | James Wong Howe |
| Additional photography | James Wong Howe |
| Music | Max Steiner |
| Sound | Max Steiner |
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