Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 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

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Theresa Brown on June 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

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 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

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 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

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on June 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

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on June 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 She   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on June 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

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on June 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

Noirish Posted by John Grant on April 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

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on March 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 newspaper edi   read more

Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on February 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

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on October 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

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 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

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 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

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on January 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

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on November 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

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 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...   read more