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Foreign Correspondent

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Aug 16, 1940 2h 0mActionMysteryThriller
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American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war.When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

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American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

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Aug 16, 1940
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German, English
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United States of America

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