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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 16, 1940
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 7, 2004
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Walter Wanger Productions
Quotes
See all →Mystery Unveiled with Thunderous Impact
Taglines
MYSTERY IN WHISPERS that cracks like THUNDER!
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The Year’s Most Thrilling Spectacle
Taglines
The thrill spectacle of the year!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Joel McCrea
John Jones
L
Laraine Day
Carol Fisher
H
Herbert Marshall
Stephen Fisher
G
George Sanders
Scott ffolliott
A
Albert Bassermann
Van Meer
R
Robert Benchley
Stebbins
E
Edmund Gwenn
Rowley
E
Eduardo Ciannelli
Mr. Krug
H
Harry Davenport
Mr. Powers
M
Martin Kosleck
Tramp
F
Frances Carson
Mrs. Sprague
I
Ian Wolfe
Stiles
C
Charles Wagenheim
Assassin
E
Eddie Conrad
Latvian
C
Charles Halton
Bradley
B
Barbara Pepper
Dorine
E
Emory Parnell
'Mohican' Captain
R
Roy Gordon
Mr. Brood
G
Gertrude Hoffmann
Mrs. Benson
M
Marten Lamont
Captain
