Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent1940

Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Laurent Bouzereau
Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 120 minutes

For inexplicable reasons, Foreign Correspondent never achieved the fame of The 39 Steps or North by Northwest, but it is certainly good enough to join the ranks of these better-known Hitchcock thrillers. Set just before the beginning of World War II… more »



Stephan Fisher:
I don't like you dashing about without some protection.

John Jones:
Forget it.

Stephan Fisher:
If you're right, you need protection.

John Jones:
I've covered beer mob killings and race riots without even carrying a rabbit's foot.

Stephan Fisher:
These people are criminals more dangerous than your rumrunners and house-breakers. They're fanatics. They combine a mad love of country with an equally mad indifference to life, their own, as well as others'. They're cunning, unscrupulous and inspired. I couldn't face Mr. Powers again if you didn't live long enough to turn in the best story of the year.

John Jones:
I'm gonna be a fine foreign correspondent hiding in an attic.

Stephan Fisher:
I'm not suggesting you hide anywhere. Just get somebody to protect you.

John Jones:
A nurse? Johnny Jones goes to Europe and hires a nurse. That's going to look great on the expense account.

Stephan Fisher:
I know a very efficient detective agency where we can get just the man.

John Jones:
Okay. Whatever you say.

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