Foreign Correspondent (film)

Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of an American reporter who tries to expose enemy spies in Britain who are involved a fictional continentwide conspiracy in the prelude to World War II. It stars Joel McCrea and features Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann, and Robert Benchley, along with Edmund Gwenn.

The setting is midAugust 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. The editor of the New York Globe, Mr. Powers Harry Davenport, is concerned about the crisis in Europe, the growing power of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and the inability of celebrated foreign correspondents to get answers about whether or not war will ensue. After searching for a good, tough crime reporter for a fresh viewpoint, he appoints Johnny Jones Joel McCrea as a foreign correspondent, under the pen name Huntley Haverstock.The reporters first assignment is Stephen Fisher Herbert Marshall, leader of the Universal Peace Party, at an event held by Fisher in honour of a Dutch diplomat named Van Meer Albert Bassermann. On the way to the party, Haverstock sees Van Meer entering the car that is to take him to the party, and runs to interview him Van Meer invites him to ride along, but diplomatically evades his questioning. At the party, Haverstock meets Fishers daughter, Carol Laraine Day. Van Meer disappears mysteriously. Later, Fisher informs the guests that Van Meer, who was supposed to be the guest of honor, will not be attending the party instead he will be at a political conference in Amsterdam. ........

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