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The film follows Joel McCrea as John Jones, a crime reporter who is sent to Europe by his American newspaper as a foreign correspondent. He is initially reluctant to go, but his editor convinces him that it is a great opportunity.
When Jones arrives in London, he is quickly drawn into a web of intrigue. He meets with a Dutch diplomat who is trying to expose a Nazi spy ring, but the diplomat is assassinated before he can reveal too much. Jones then teams up with a beautiful politician's daughter (Laraine Day) and a urbane English journalist (George Sanders) to investigate the spy ring.
Their investigation leads them to a remote windmill in Holland, where they believe the Nazi spies are operating a secret radio transmitter. However, when they arrive at the windmill, they are captured by the spies.
I do not want to reveal much of the plot. I found the closing twenty minutes very exciting.
Foreign Correspondent was a critical and commercial success when it was released in 1940. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joel McCrea.
The film is considered to be one of Hitchcock's best early works. It is a suspenseful and exciting thriller with all the hallmarks of a classic Hitchcock film: great characters, clever plot twists, and masterful direction
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