Handlung
Julius Reuter nimmt zwischen Aachen und Brüssel seine “Taubenpost” in Betrieb und macht sich mit dieser Idee zum Gespött der Leute. Als es ihm jedoch gelingt, seine Kritiker davon zu überzeugen, dass sie auf diesem Weg der Nachrichtenübermittlung schneller über die Börsenkurse verfügen, zieht Reuter die Bankiers auf seine Seite. Die Erfindung der Telegrafie bereitet Reuters Höhenflug zwar ein jähes Ende, doch er gibt nicht auf. Zusammen mit seiner Frau Edna und geliehenem Geld mietet der Nachrichtenpionier eine Telegrafenleitung zwischen Wien und London. Reuter lässt die Friedensrede von Napoleon III. von Wien nach London telegrafieren und löst in der Presselandschaft eine Sensation aus. Nun ist Reuter ein gemachter Mann. Als die “Aglo Irish Telegraph Company” Reuters Idee kopiert und Nachrichten aus Übersee noch schneller übermittelt, scheint der Pionier allerdings wieder einmal am Ende zu sein …
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Besetzung
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Julius Reuter
Edna Best
Ida Magnus Reuter
Eddie Albert
Max Wagner
Albert Bassermann
Franz Geller
Gene Lockhart
Otto Bauer
Otto Kruger
Dr. Magnus
Nigel Bruce
Sir Randolph Persham
Montagu Love
Delane
James Stephenson
Carew
Walter Kingsford
Napoleon III
David Bruce
Bruce
Dickie Moore
Reuter as a Boy
Billy Dawson
Max Wagner as a Boy
Richard Nichols
Herbert - Age 5
Lumsden Hare
Chairman
Louis Adlon
Clerk (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Mary Anderson
Girl with Max (uncredited)
Michael Audley
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Baker
Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)
Max Barwyn
Translator (uncredited)
Frank Benson
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Woman (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Companion (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Von Konstat (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Delane's Secretary (uncredited)
George Cathrey
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Reporter (uncredited)
David Clyde
Constable (uncredited)
Irene Coleman
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
Man (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Reporter (uncredited)
Florence Dudley
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Demetris Emanuel
Reporter (uncredited)
Gilbert Emery
Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Alec Harford
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Board Member (uncredited)
Ernst Hauessermann
Heinrich (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Coach Attendant
Robert Homans
Reporter (uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Ellis Irving
Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Irving
J. Bender (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Mr. Stein (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Reporter (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)
Charles Knight
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Board Member (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Board Member (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)
Frederic Mellinger
Man (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills
Board Member (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
Fred Murray
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Leda Nicova
French Girl in Paris (uncredited)
Pat O'Hara
Reporter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Laborer (uncredited)
George Ovey
Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)
Lionel Pape
Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
French Official (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)
George Sorel
Reporter (uncredited)
Hugh Sothern
American Ambassador (uncredited)
Grace Stafford
Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl
Von Darnstadt (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Harry Stubbs
Board Member (uncredited)
Hal Taylour
Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Clerk (uncredited)
David Thursby
Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
French Telegrapher (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)
Paul Weigel
Professor Gauss (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Post Office Clerk (uncredited)