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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent”
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Apr 9, 2024
Joel McCrea and Laraine Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent”
Foreign Correspondent
(1940) is an American spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Joel McCrea,
Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. The screenplay was written
by Charles Be read more
The Directors' Chair: Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Theresa Brown on Jun 20, 2020
The Directors’ Chair: Foreign Correspondent FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940) What a nifty little spitfire of a movie Foreign Correspondent is. Joel McCrea stands in for America in this ‘thirty-seconds-before-WWII-begins’ thriller. A Dutch ambassador (poignantly played by Albert Basserma read more
Review: Foreign Correspondent (1940)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 27, 2018
If Alfred Hitchcock had any contribution to the war effort then Foreign Correspondent would no doubt be it. Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels was purported to have admired its qualities as a work of propaganda and that’s high praise coming from someone who was quite familiar with in read more
Quickie Review – Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 13, 2016
It’s a shame, really, when a director has to compete with himself for numerous Academy Awards, but that is exactly what happened in 1941, the year after Alfred Hitchcock released his first two Hollywood productions, Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent. The former was nominated for nine Oscars, a read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jun 2, 2014
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75400/Foreign-Correspondent/#tcmarcp-224345Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This is my contribution to the Snoopathon: A Blogathon of Classic Spies, hosted by the fantastic blog Movies Silently. Be sure to visit all the great entries on spies from old read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jun 2, 2014
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75400/Foreign-Correspondent/#tcmarcp-224345Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own After Alfred Hitchcock‘s first American film, Rebecca (1940), he turned to a war movie as his next project. Foreign Correspondent was “based” on Vincent read more
Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” to screen June 10, 2014
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jun 2, 2014
Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” to screen June 10, 2014
When: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street
Foreign Correspondent was Alfred Hitchcock’s second American film. On loan-out to producer Walter Wanger, read more
Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” to screen June 10, 2014
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jun 2, 2014
Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” to screen June 10, 2014
When: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street
Foreign Correspondent was Alfred Hitchcock’s second American film. On loan-out to producer Walter Wanger, read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Apr 4, 2014
US / 120 minutes / bw / Wanger, UA Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Pr: Walter Wanger Scr: Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Robert Benchley (plus several others uncredited) Story: Personal History (1935 memoir) by Vincent Sheean Cine: Rudolph Maté Special production effects: William Cameron Menzie read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 6, 2014
Foreign Correspondent Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, et al 1939/USA Walter Wanger Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Hitchcock’s other 1940 Academy Award nominee couldn’t be more different than Rebecca or more Hitchcockian. A newspape read more
Blu-ray Review: Foreign Correspondent – The Criterion Collection
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Feb 5, 2014
Spine #969 Available February 18, 2014 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: 18/Feb/2014 Region: Region A Length: 120 min Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English Mono LPCM Audio (48 kHz, 1152 Kbps, 24-bit) Subtitles: English Ratio: 1.37:1 Bitrate: 23.98 Mbps Notes: This rel read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) (1)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 20, 2013
After Alfred Hitchcock’s first American film, Rebecca (1940), he turned to a war movie as his next project. Foreign Correspondent was “based” on Vincent Sheean’s 1935 memoir Personal History, but this movie has very little in common with the book. Fourteen different writers read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 8, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film stars a cast including Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. Wanting a good scoop about events in Europe a newspaper editor sends a reporter off to dig something up. Joel MCcrea’s character finds himself entangled in a complicat read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 8, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this film stars a cast including Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. Wanting a good scoop about events in Europe a newspaper editor sends a reporter off to dig something up. Joel McCrea’s character finds himself entangled in a complicat read more
Hitchcock Blogathon #10: Foreign Correspondent
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 17, 2011
Foreign Correspondent (1940) All Hitchcock movies have an element of humor to them, even the straight horror ones such as Psycho, but none of his mysteries is funnier than Foreign Correspondent. I developed a certain fondeness for Joel McCrea after seeing this one. I would not say the man read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 26, 2010
Foreign Correspondent(1940). Spy/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann and Robert Benchley and Edmund Gwenn.
The film was Hitchcock's second Hollywood film, the first was Rebecca and had many writers: Robert read more
Foreign Correspondent
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Mar 25, 2010
Europe is on the brink of war and all the usual reporters can get out of politicians are tired and dry ways to say nothing, so armature Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is appointed to become a foreign correspondent in Europe for a New York newspaper. Fresh, naive and constantly losing his hats, Jones in read more