William Dieterle (Director) · Valentine Williams (Story) · Wolfgang Wilhelm (Story) · Milton Krims (Screenplay)
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Julius Reuter
Edna Best
Ida Magnus Reuter
Eddie Albert
Max Wagner
Albert Bassermann
Franz Geller
Gene Lockhart
Otto Bauer
Otto Kruger
Dr. Magnus
Nigel Bruce
Sir Randolph Persham
Montagu Love
Delane
James Stephenson
Carew
Walter Kingsford
Napoleon III
David Bruce
Bruce
Dickie Moore
Reuter as a Boy
Billy Dawson
Max Wagner as a Boy
Richard Nichols
Herbert - Age 5
Lumsden Hare
Chairman
Louis Adlon
Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
Girl with Max (uncredited)
Michael Audley
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Translator (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Woman (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Companion (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Von Konstat (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
George Cathrey
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Reporter (uncredited)
David Clyde
Constable (uncredited)
Irene Coleman
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
Man (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Demetris Emanuel
Reporter (uncredited)
No trailers or clips available.
In 19th-century England, German journalist Paul Julius Reuter and his partner, Max Wagner, utilize messenger pigeons to connect telegraph stations across Europe. As time passes and technology outdates his system, Reuter invents a wire system that transmits news stories directly to newspapers. But when a rival creates a faster means, Reuter must transmit high-profile news to stay on top of the industry.
