Drama ·History · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 30m

A Dispatch from Reuters

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Director
William Dieterle
Cast
Edward G. Robinson as Paul Julius Reuter Edna Best as Ida Magnus Reuter Eddie Albert as Max Wagner Albert Bassermann as Franz Geller Gene Lockhart as Otto Bauer Otto Kruger as Dr. Magnus
Crew
James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Milton Krims — Screenplay Valentine Williams — Story Wolfgang Wilhelm — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
biographycarrier pigeon
Key Collaborators
William Dieterle Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Max Steiner Original Music Composer Milton Krims Screenplay Valentine Williams Story Wolfgang Wilhelm Story
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