Foreign Correspondent DVD 1940 Boszorkánykonyha / Directed by Alfred Hitchcock / Starring: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Basserman / Black & White Spy Thriller

UPC 5999554701028

REGION 2 PAL DVD (Black & White)

MADE IN Hungary

AUDIO: English 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

Total Runtime: 120 minutes

English Summary:

In mid-August 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, the editor of the New York Morning Globe, Mr. Powers (Harry Davenport), is concerned about the crisis in Europe, the growing power of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, and the inability of celebrated foreign correspondents to get answers about whether war will ensue. After searching for a good, tough crime reporter for a fresh viewpoint, he appoints Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) as a foreign correspondent, under the pen name Huntley Haverstock.

The reporter's first assignment is Stephen Fisher (Herbert Marshall), leader of the Universal Peace Party, at an event held by Fisher in honor of a Dutch diplomat named Van Meer (Albert Basserman). On the way to the party, Jones sees Van Meer entering the car that is to take him to the party, and runs to interview him; Van Meer invites him to ride along, but diplomatically evades his questioning. At the party, Jones meets Fisher's daughter, Carol (Laraine Day). Van Meer disappears mysteriously. Later, Fisher informs the guests that Van Meer, who was supposed to be the guest of honor, will not be attending the party; instead he will be at a political conference in Amsterdam.

At the conference, Van Meer is shot in front of a large crowd by a man disguised as a photographer. Jones commandeers a car to follow the assassin's getaway car. The car he jumps into happens to have in it Carol and another reporter, Scott ffolliott (George Sanders), who explains that the capital letter in his surname was dropped in memory of an executed ancestor. The group follows the assassin to the countryside, where Jones sees a windmill's sail begin turning backwards: he concludes that the sail's direction is a signal to a plane flying overhead.

Hungarian Summary:

Jones amerikai újságírót lapja 1939 elején Európába küldi, hogy beszámoljon az esetleges világháború lehetőségéről. A véletlen úgy hozza, hogy Londonban találkozik egy idős politikussal, aki fontos dolgokat tud. Egy megrendezett merénylet után az öregurat náci kémek elrabolják. Jones egy fiatal lány segítségével Hollandiába indul a professzor felkutatására, akinek az apja állítólag egy pacifista szervezet elnöke, valójában azonban náci vezető egyéniség. Egy tengeri repülőszerencsétlenség után az apa öngyilkos lesz, de Jones megmenekül, majd később Londonban újra találkozik a lánnyal...

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