Alfred Hitchcock Radio Presents - 07-24-1946 - Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent
Plot
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.Johnny sails for England and arrives in London. His first assignment is to interview Stephen Fisher (Herbert Marshall), the leader of the Universal Peace Party, at an event held by Fisher in honor of a Dutch diplomat named Van Meer (Albert Bassermann).