"German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency."
Edward G. Robinson
as Paul Julius Reuter
Edna Best
as Ida Magnus Reuter
Eddie Albert
as Max Wagner
Albert Bassermann
as Franz Geller
Gene Lockhart
as Otto Bauer
Otto Kruger
as Dr. Magnus
Nigel Bruce
as Sir Randolph Persham
Montagu Love
as Delane
James Stephenson
as Carew
Walter Kingsford
as Napoleon III
David Bruce
as Bruce
Dickie Moore
as Reuter as a Boy
Billy Dawson
as Max Wagner as a Boy
Richard Nichols
as Herbert - Age 5
Lumsden Hare
as Chairman
Louis Adlon
as Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
as Girl with Max (uncredited)
Michael Audley
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
as Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
as Translator (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Nina Borget
as Woman (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
as Companion (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
as Von Konstat (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
as Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
George Cathrey
Cliff Clark
David Clyde
as Constable (uncredited)
Irene Coleman
as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
as Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Alec Craig
as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
as Man (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
as Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Eddie Dew
Florence Dudley
Demetris Emanuel
Gilbert Emery
as Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Lawrence Grant
as Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Alec Harford
Gordon Hart
as Board Member (uncredited)
Ernst Hauessermann
as Heinrich (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Herbert Heywood
as News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Coach Attendant
Robert Homans
Kenneth Hunter
Ellis Irving
as Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Irving
as J. Bender (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Charles Irwin
as Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Stein (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Crauford Kent
as Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Wilfred Lucas
Alphonse Martell
Edward McWade
as Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Frederic Mellinger
Thomas R. Mills
Leonard Mudie
Fred Murray
Leda Nicova
Pat O'Hara
Pat O'Malley
as Laborer (uncredited)
George Ovey
as Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
Lionel Pape
as Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
as French Official (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
as Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
George Sorel
Hugh Sothern
as American Ambassador (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
as Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl
as Von Darnstadt (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
Harry Stubbs
Hal Taylour
Cyril Thornton
David Thursby
as Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
as French Telegrapher (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
as Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
as Professor Gauss (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
as Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
William Dieterle
Director
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Valentine Williams
Story
Milton Krims
Screenplay
Wolfgang Wilhelm
