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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
In 19th-century England, German journalist Paul Julius Reuter and his partner, Max Wagner, utilize messenger pigeons to connect telegraph stations across Europe.
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At a glance
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Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1940
October 19, 1940
86 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
24 of 90
Edward G. RobinsonPaul Julius Reuter
Edna BestIda Magnus Reuter
Eddie AlbertMax Wagner
Albert BassermannFranz Geller
Gene LockhartOtto Bauer
Otto KrugerDr. Magnus
Nigel BruceSir Randolph Persham
Montagu LoveDelane
James StephensonCarew
Walter KingsfordNapoleon III
David BruceBruce
Dickie MooreReuter as a Boy- BDBilly DawsonMax Wagner as a Boy
- RNRichard NicholsHerbert - Age 5
Lumsden HareChairman
Louis AdlonClerk (uncredited)- NANorman AinsleyCockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary AndersonGirl with Max (uncredited)- MAMichael AudleyReporter (uncredited)
- TBTommy BakerSick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max BarwynTranslator (uncredited)- FBFrank BensonCockney News Vendor (uncredited)
- NBNina BorgetWoman (uncredited)
- HBHazel BoyneCompanion (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- William Dieterle Director
Writing · 3
- Milton Krims Screenplay
- Wolfgang Wilhelm Story
- Valentine Williams Story
Camera · 1
- James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer
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