A Dispatch from Reuters

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

Duration: 90 min
Release date: 1940-10-19
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German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

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A Dispatch from Reuters

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Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
as Paul Julius Reuter
Edna Best
Edna Best
as Ida Magnus Reuter
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
as Max Wagner
Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
as Franz Geller
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
as Otto Bauer
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
as Dr. Magnus
Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
as Sir Randolph Persham
Montagu Love
Montagu Love
as Delane
James Stephenson
James Stephenson
as Carew
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as Napoleon III
David Bruce
David Bruce
as Bruce
Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore
as Reuter as a Boy
Billy Dawson
Billy Dawson
as Max Wagner as a Boy
Richard Nichols
Richard Nichols
as Herbert - Age 5
Lumsden Hare
Lumsden Hare
as Chairman
Louis Adlon
Louis Adlon
as Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Norman Ainsley
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson
as Girl with Max (uncredited)
Michael Audley
Michael Audley
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
Tommy Baker
as Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Max Barwyn
as Translator (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Frank Benson
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Nina Borget
as Woman (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Hazel Boyne
as Companion (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Egon Brecher
as Von Konstat (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Georgia Caine
as Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
George Cathrey
George Cathrey
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark
as Reporter (uncredited)
David Clyde
David Clyde
as Constable (uncredited)
Irene Coleman
Irene Coleman
as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
Mildred Coles
as Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Alec Craig
as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
Ray De Ravenne
as Man (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani
as Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Cyril Delevanti
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Eddie Dew
as Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Florence Dudley
as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Demetris Emanuel
Demetris Emanuel
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
as Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Bobby Hale
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Alec Harford
Alec Harford
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Gordon Hart
as Board Member (uncredited)
Ernst Hauessermann
Ernst Hauessermann
as Heinrich (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Herbert Heywood
as News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
as Coach Attendant
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
as Reporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter
Kenneth Hunter
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Ellis Irving
Ellis Irving
as Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Irving
Paul Irving
as J. Bender (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
as Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin
as Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Stein (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
as Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Charles Knight
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
as Board Member (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Alphonse Martell
as Board Member (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
as Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Frederic Mellinger
Frederic Mellinger
as Man (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills
Thomas R. Mills
as Board Member (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Leonard Mudie
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Fred Murray
Fred Murray
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Leda Nicova
Leda Nicova
as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Pat O'Hara
Pat O'Hara
as Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
as Laborer (uncredited)
George Ovey
George Ovey
as Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
Lionel Pape
Lionel Pape
as Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent
as French Official (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore
as Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
George Sorel
George Sorel
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hugh Sothern
Hugh Sothern
as American Ambassador (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
Grace Stafford
as Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl
Walter O. Stahl
as Von Darnstadt (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
Ernie Stanton
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Harry Stubbs
as Board Member (uncredited)
Hal Taylour
Hal Taylour
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Cyril Thornton
as Clerk (uncredited)
David Thursby
David Thursby
as Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
Jacques Vanaire
as French Telegrapher (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
as Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel
as Professor Gauss (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams
as Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
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