A Dispatch from Reuters
William Dieterle1940-10-19
NO ONE KNOWS HIM...HIS SHADOW COVERS THE WORLD! Who is this mystery man...who changed the fate of nations?
5.7
90 min
German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Edward G. Robinson | Paul Julius Reuter | Unowned |
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Edna Best | Ida Magnus Reuter | Unowned |
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Eddie Albert | Max Wagner | Unowned |
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Albert Bassermann | Franz Geller | Unowned |
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Gene Lockhart | Otto Bauer | Unowned |
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Otto Kruger | Dr. Magnus | Unowned |
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Nigel Bruce | Sir Randolph Persham | Unowned |
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Montagu Love | Delane | Unowned |
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James Stephenson | Carew | Unowned |
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Walter Kingsford | Napoleon III | Unowned |
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David Bruce | Bruce | Unowned |
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Dickie Moore | Reuter as a Boy | Unowned |
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Billy Dawson | Max Wagner as a Boy | Unowned |
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Richard Nichols | Herbert - Age 5 | Unowned |
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Lumsden Hare | Chairman | Unowned |
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Louis Adlon | Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Norman Ainsley | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Anderson | Girl with Max (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Audley | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tommy Baker | Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Max Barwyn | Translator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Benson | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nina Borget | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hazel Boyne | Companion (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Egon Brecher | Von Konstat (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georgia Caine | Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonard Carey | Delane's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Cathrey | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cliff Clark | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Clyde | Constable (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Irene Coleman | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mildred Coles | Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Cording | Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alec Craig | Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray De Ravenne | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe De Stefani | Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cyril Delevanti | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Dew | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Florence Dudley | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Demetris Emanuel | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gilbert Emery | Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Douglas Gordon | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lawrence Grant | Member of Parliament (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bobby Hale | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alec Harford | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gordon Hart | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ernst Hauessermann | Heinrich (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Holmes Herbert | Member of Parliament (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herbert Heywood | News Vendor in Paris (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stuart Holmes | Coach Attendant | Unowned |
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Robert Homans | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenneth Hunter | Member of Parliament (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ellis Irving | Parliament Speaker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Irving | J. Bender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Boyd Irwin | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Irwin | Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Jaquet | Mr. Stein (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Keane | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Crauford Kent | Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Knight | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wilfred Lucas | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alphonse Martell | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward McWade | Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frederic Mellinger | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Thomas R. Mills | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonard Mudie | Member of Parliament (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred Murray | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leda Nicova | French Girl in Paris (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat O'Hara | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat O'Malley | Laborer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ovey | Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lionel Pape | Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Georges Renavent | French Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Roquemore | Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Shannon | Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Sorel | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hugh Sothern | American Ambassador (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Grace Stafford | Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter O. Stahl | Von Darnstadt (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ernie Stanton | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Stubbs | Board Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hal Taylour | Cockney News Vendor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cyril Thornton | Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Thursby | Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jacques Vanaire | French Telegrapher (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Theodore von Eltz | Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Warwick | Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Weigel | Professor Gauss (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lottie Williams | Herbert's Nanny (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wolfgang Zilzer | Post Office Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |