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A Dispatch from Reuters

6.319401h 30mNRMovieDramaHistory

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

DirectorWilliam Dieterle
WritersValentine Williams·Wolfgang Wilhelm

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Cast · Directed by William Dieterle

EREdward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Julius Reuter
EBEdna Best
Edna Best
Ida Magnus Reuter
EAEddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Max Wagner
ABAlbert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
Franz Geller
GLGene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Otto Bauer
OKOtto Kruger
Otto Kruger
Dr. Magnus
NBNigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce
Sir Randolph Persham
MLMontagu Love
Montagu Love
Delane
JSJames Stephenson
James Stephenson
Carew
WKWalter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
Napoleon III
DBDavid Bruce
David Bruce
Bruce
DMDickie Moore
Dickie Moore
Reuter as a Boy

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