About the film
biography carrier pigeon
A Dispatch from Reuters
Release Date: October 19, 1940
| Year | : | 1940 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History |
| Production Companies | : | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Director | : | William Dieterle |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Wolfgang Wilhelm, Milton Krims, Valentine Williams |
| RunTime | : | 90 mins. |
German Julius Reuter (Edward G. Robinson) sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Main Actors
Edward G. Robinson
Character : Paul Julius Reuter
Edna Best
Character : Ida Magnus Reuter
Eddie Albert
Character : Max Wagner
Albert Bassermann
Character : Franz Geller
Gene Lockhart
Character : Otto Bauer
Otto Kruger
Character : Dr. Magnus
Nigel Bruce
Character : Sir Randolph Persham
Montagu Love
Character : Delane
James Stephenson
Character : Carew
Walter Kingsford
Character : Napoleon III
David Bruce
Character : Bruce
Dickie Moore
Character : Reuter as a Boy
Billy Dawson
Character : Max Wagner as a Boy
Richard Nichols
Character : Herbert - Age 5
Lumsden Hare
Character : Chairman
Louis Adlon
Character : Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
Character : Girl with Max (uncredited)
Michael Audley
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
Character : Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Character : Translator (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Character : Woman (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Character : Companion (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Character : Von Konstat (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Character : Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Character : Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
George Cathrey
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
David Clyde
Character : Constable (uncredited)
Irene Coleman
Character : French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
Character : Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Character : Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Character : Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
Character : Man (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Character : Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
Character : French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Demetris Emanuel
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Gilbert Emery
Character : Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Character : Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Alec Harford
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Ernst Hauessermann
Character : Heinrich (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Character : Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Character : News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Character : Coach Attendant
Robert Homans
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter
Character : Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Ellis Irving
Character : Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Irving
Character : J. Bender (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Character : Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Character : Mr. Stein (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Character : Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Character : Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Frederic Mellinger
Character : Man (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Character : Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Fred Murray
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Leda Nicova
Character : French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Pat O'Hara
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Character : Laborer (uncredited)
George Ovey
Character : Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
Lionel Pape
Character : Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Character : French Official (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Character : Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Character : Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
George Sorel
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Hugh Sothern
Character : American Ambassador (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
Character : Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl
Character : Von Darnstadt (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Character : Board Member (uncredited)
Hal Taylour
Character : Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Character : Clerk (uncredited)
David Thursby
Character : Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
Character : French Telegrapher (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Character : Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Character : Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
Character : Professor Gauss (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Character : Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Character : Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
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