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

1940

1h 30m

5.8(12 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

90 members

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Edward G. Robinson

Paul Julius Reuter

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Edna Best

Ida Magnus Reuter

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Eddie Albert

Max Wagner

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Albert Bassermann

Franz Geller

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Gene Lockhart

Otto Bauer

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Otto Kruger

Dr. Magnus

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Nigel Bruce

Sir Randolph Persham

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Montagu Love

Delane

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James Stephenson

Carew

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Walter Kingsford

Napoleon III

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David Bruce

Bruce

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Dickie Moore

Reuter as a Boy

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Billy Dawson

Max Wagner as a Boy

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Richard Nichols

Herbert - Age 5

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Lumsden Hare

Chairman

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Louis Adlon

Clerk (uncredited)

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Norman Ainsley

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Mary Anderson

Girl with Max (uncredited)

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Michael Audley

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tommy Baker

Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)

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Max Barwyn

Translator (uncredited)

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Frank Benson

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Nina Borget

Woman (uncredited)

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Hazel Boyne

Companion (uncredited)

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Egon Brecher

Von Konstat (uncredited)

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Georgia Caine

Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

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Leonard Carey

Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

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George Cathrey

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Cliff Clark

Reporter (uncredited)

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David Clyde

Constable (uncredited)

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Irene Coleman

French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

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Mildred Coles

Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)

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Alec Craig

Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)

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Ray De Ravenne

Man (uncredited)

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Joe De Stefani

Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)

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Cyril Delevanti

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Eddie Dew

Reporter (uncredited)

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Florence Dudley

French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

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Demetris Emanuel

Reporter (uncredited)

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Gilbert Emery

Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)

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Douglas Gordon

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Lawrence Grant

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Alec Harford

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Gordon Hart

Board Member (uncredited)

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Ernst Hauessermann

Heinrich (uncredited)

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Holmes Herbert

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Coach Attendant

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Robert Homans

Reporter (uncredited)

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Kenneth Hunter

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

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Ellis Irving

Parliament Speaker (uncredited)

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Paul Irving

J. Bender (uncredited)

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Boyd Irwin

Board Member (uncredited)

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Charles Irwin

Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)

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Frank Jaquet

Mr. Stein (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Reporter (uncredited)

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Crauford Kent

Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)

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Charles Knight

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Wilfred Lucas

Board Member (uncredited)

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Alphonse Martell

Board Member (uncredited)

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Edward McWade

Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)

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Frederic Mellinger

Man (uncredited)

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Thomas R. Mills

Board Member (uncredited)

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Leonard Mudie

Member of Parliament (uncredited)

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Fred Murray

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Leda Nicova

French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

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Pat O'Hara

Reporter (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Laborer (uncredited)

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George Ovey

Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)

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Lionel Pape

Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)

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Georges Renavent

French Official (uncredited)

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Henry Roquemore

Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)

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Frank Shannon

Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)

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George Sorel

Reporter (uncredited)

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Hugh Sothern

American Ambassador (uncredited)

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Grace Stafford

Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)

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Walter O. Stahl

Von Darnstadt (uncredited)

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Ernie Stanton

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Harry Stubbs

Board Member (uncredited)

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Hal Taylour

Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

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Cyril Thornton

Clerk (uncredited)

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David Thursby

Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)

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Jacques Vanaire

French Telegrapher (uncredited)

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Theodore von Eltz

Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

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Robert Warwick

Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)

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Paul Weigel

Professor Gauss (uncredited)

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Lottie Williams

Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)

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Wolfgang Zilzer

Post Office Clerk (uncredited)

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