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A Dispatch from Reuters
1 hour 30 minutes1940-10-19
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German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Cast
![Edward G. Robinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//UkZdBmDs7Qw8caX7PlF1Spk8kR.jpg)
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Julius Reuter
![Edna Best](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aYeebEzS2t7ORKduC4Lp5QNiEXy.jpg)
Edna Best
Ida Magnus Reuter
![Eddie Albert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xghAdiyIyE5RpDk0YG36eioo4sU.jpg)
Eddie Albert
Max Wagner
![Albert Bassermann](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uigX73KXCG55UXxM7dkg3Mg35VB.jpg)
Albert Bassermann
Franz Geller
![Gene Lockhart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8lSQRefIA5kNylZOF7anexkDxqQ.jpg)
Gene Lockhart
Otto Bauer
![Otto Kruger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nGSvwcSyD0645Vuv1xTJbzA21aq.jpg)
Otto Kruger
Dr. Magnus
![Nigel Bruce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bJPnCDgMQmEx6Ti1NFtz6Uhaupf.jpg)
Nigel Bruce
Sir Randolph Persham
![Montagu Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aCOahFpYdCKMOg8RO9jMsFOA5xx.jpg)
Montagu Love
Delane
![James Stephenson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zVMYn8Vo2nXK4dPCjpwleGoC970.jpg)
James Stephenson
Carew
![Walter Kingsford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//41Xovcyc1PzAST3PUnExzk4FvwE.jpg)
Walter Kingsford
Napoleon III
![David Bruce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sIToDi7zdX16lteyIWW0UhQ9TEp.jpg)
David Bruce
Bruce
![Dickie Moore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AfhuD2u9Rotk0S51qIVWqZOpprv.jpg)
Dickie Moore
Reuter as a Boy
![Billy Dawson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Billy Dawson
Max Wagner as a Boy
![Richard Nichols](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Nichols
Herbert - Age 5
![Lumsden Hare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xV6xxgFGmnRokzAp4ssjhQPWRg2.jpg)
Lumsden Hare
Chairman
![Louis Adlon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xNNo7GBMSUXFiQJ7J6VOdfMbamg.jpg)
Louis Adlon
Clerk (uncredited)
![Norman Ainsley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Ainsley
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Mary Anderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oljsgCt04V0dweuY3n1CYgwt0JD.jpg)
Mary Anderson
Girl with Max (uncredited)
![Michael Audley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Audley
Reporter (uncredited)
![Tommy Baker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tommy Baker
Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
![Max Barwyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//abLngRpcFK3S3zJmt6sgZCqIvEP.jpg)
Max Barwyn
Translator (uncredited)
![Frank Benson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frank Benson
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Nina Borget](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nina Borget
Woman (uncredited)
![Hazel Boyne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hazel Boyne
Companion (uncredited)
![Egon Brecher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sNEB6hOJxTUuooPE3YdrKqVQ0C5.jpg)
Egon Brecher
Von Konstat (uncredited)
![Georgia Caine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AooGGbP6uyzvIKnC23UmcJrjlAc.jpg)
Georgia Caine
Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
![Leonard Carey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rXoN81uP5UqGN1SSbGLAYjX5khL.jpg)
Leonard Carey
Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
![George Cathrey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Cathrey
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Cliff Clark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fB5QVw9oSYNZjMam84ubfNLCQHG.jpg)
Cliff Clark
Reporter (uncredited)
![David Clyde](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rmDuFZw4pVzIOacxv0SDxiLNMA8.jpg)
David Clyde
Constable (uncredited)
![Irene Coleman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vcjYAgu5sTfuG7Ho1ILgyNshRIA.jpg)
Irene Coleman
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
![Mildred Coles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kMM4XkgNK51RzWRyEXToi4mrub9.jpg)
Mildred Coles
Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
![Harry Cording](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4mIzjcLu6cQfRudjHs3vG3bWg5g.jpg)
Harry Cording
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
![Alec Craig](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sLB2tMxIiCo6q1kQ9m7rWMWKNs4.jpg)
Alec Craig
Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
![Ray De Ravenne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray De Ravenne
Man (uncredited)
![Joe De Stefani](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nAqcSWzr8VfPQRUd3aBIMchHdPh.jpg)
Joe De Stefani
Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
![Cyril Delevanti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j3nJQuZPbfJVoCpHpw25YH8hJgH.jpg)
Cyril Delevanti
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Eddie Dew](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7NxwyQTp9lhEY5qkm1cjMf0EPmH.jpg)
Eddie Dew
Reporter (uncredited)
![Florence Dudley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5OiWkXhsxoeCMc18G8YKINX6WoR.jpg)
Florence Dudley
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
![Demetris Emanuel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Demetris Emanuel
Reporter (uncredited)
![Gilbert Emery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//b7x1gNbhJzZ11BdPelPwX7zxUct.jpg)
Gilbert Emery
Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)
![Douglas Gordon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Douglas Gordon
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Lawrence Grant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jDglJFaVazLaAMDq9hJyvsB1SXW.jpg)
Lawrence Grant
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
![Bobby Hale](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bobby Hale
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Alec Harford](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alec Harford
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Gordon Hart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gordon Hart
Board Member (uncredited)
![Ernst Hauessermann](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ernst Hauessermann
Heinrich (uncredited)
![Holmes Herbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oCvbtPpsOEdrFLR6be8qkRfOZ3x.jpg)
Holmes Herbert
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
![Herbert Heywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bFrpuJ7mINuyPZWcL1GikqSpw6t.jpg)
Herbert Heywood
News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)
![Stuart Holmes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s22P75fI3Mt5D8TbNTIEnSuSQIX.jpg)
Stuart Holmes
Coach Attendant
![Robert Homans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4milvzRXMyVrDsVNdZ70pQwyPx.jpg)
Robert Homans
Reporter (uncredited)
![Kenneth Hunter](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kenneth Hunter
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
![Ellis Irving](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellis Irving
Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
![Paul Irving](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paul Irving
J. Bender (uncredited)
![Boyd Irwin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bpLCRZqEayIzt12McaOKao2f6AH.jpg)
Boyd Irwin
Board Member (uncredited)
![Charles Irwin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nTpozerQ8R7zLveFaeHt4EZbSug.jpg)
Charles Irwin
Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)
![Frank Jaquet](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frank Jaquet
Mr. Stein (uncredited)
![Edward Keane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4PLA77BDa27cI9gMzOuadJmbt2t.jpg)
Edward Keane
Reporter (uncredited)
![Crauford Kent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c3uZ2ekRe34IdfYdzxpnSwYvRlc.jpg)
Crauford Kent
Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)
![Charles Knight](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Knight
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Wilfred Lucas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rr70uPoMMtkHFYSPn0JTwI9ikQ9.jpg)
Wilfred Lucas
Board Member (uncredited)
![Alphonse Martell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qNiH6gjtc905FZlsMYJVfOrcxIJ.jpg)
Alphonse Martell
Board Member (uncredited)
![Edward McWade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zS9uHDYCczWEUenSfjnCa5zolZh.jpg)
Edward McWade
Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
![Frederic Mellinger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frederic Mellinger
Man (uncredited)
![Thomas R. Mills](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Thomas R. Mills
Board Member (uncredited)
![Leonard Mudie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gODC8yLtVXYypdqQcE01I2IFqfO.jpg)
Leonard Mudie
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
![Fred Murray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fred Murray
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Leda Nicova](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Leda Nicova
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
![Pat O'Hara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rmDlUzQYnuKlcr7HnGih1HGzTWs.jpg)
Pat O'Hara
Reporter (uncredited)
![Pat O'Malley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4evplBNQp1k390ec2Ivrvp4jSF8.jpg)
Pat O'Malley
Laborer (uncredited)
![George Ovey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6is2ebdbjrQzsoksjFyUWZcijJL.jpg)
George Ovey
Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
![Lionel Pape](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lionel Pape
Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
![Georges Renavent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3Q6aXsam6e0EeZAaHsmFYBCruGA.jpg)
Georges Renavent
French Official (uncredited)
![Henry Roquemore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t2ZoWVBINWTZ3sXpvBhVQFe9LSb.jpg)
Henry Roquemore
Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)
![Frank Shannon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aRBY351YHoCKwrTknhDwwNmpCeF.jpg)
Frank Shannon
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
![George Sorel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Sorel
Reporter (uncredited)
![Hugh Sothern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//25xXyfMfAd812WGuSfSguCticf0.jpg)
Hugh Sothern
American Ambassador (uncredited)
![Grace Stafford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jOW1NNoHD0fQwWwriwQBVhXIvVs.jpg)
Grace Stafford
Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
![Walter O. Stahl](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Walter O. Stahl
Von Darnstadt (uncredited)
![Ernie Stanton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3S9j0Sv0uwjl2K1tk4EdLmPftZ8.jpg)
Ernie Stanton
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Harry Stubbs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9w8e41q6hzBIMss8EQvtaIPOSmV.jpg)
Harry Stubbs
Board Member (uncredited)
![Hal Taylour](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hal Taylour
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
![Cyril Thornton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cyril Thornton
Clerk (uncredited)
![David Thursby](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David Thursby
Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)
![Jacques Vanaire](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jacques Vanaire
French Telegrapher (uncredited)
![Theodore von Eltz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nq3mPGbn5iqyojutuUam8NXil5A.jpg)
Theodore von Eltz
Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
![Robert Warwick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7ioUDFeY5TByhGT7gIFpVkaKAx3.jpg)
Robert Warwick
Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
![Paul Weigel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9NTRs4Hkg1HbEXd2zHINobcfwH8.jpg)
Paul Weigel
Professor Gauss (uncredited)
![Lottie Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lottie Williams
Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)
![Wolfgang Zilzer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yz1BhA7fvTiyEw3PAJxiwrxlrnn.jpg)