Foreign Correspondent (1940)

          If you want to see a classic Alfred Hitchcock movie with all the trimmings, get this one. Some of staging is really outstanding, particularly the windmill scenes and the final crash and rescue of the plane floating in the frigid Atlantic, which are epic.
          Joel McCrea is the correspondent - actually a reporter who is sent to Europe when the Editor gets fed up by a lack of gutsy reporting. Laraine Day is the romantic interest, whose father (Herbert Marshall) just happens to be a German spy.
          The best acting in the movie is done by Albert Basserman, who is an elderly man being pursued by the Nazi spies. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the performance. Also doing a great job is our old favorite, George Sanders. In fact, I think this was one of this better roles.
          If you like Hitchcock, this is a MUST for your collection.




Day and McCrea


Basserman