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Sorry, this movie sucks

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Blistering performances.

While the cinematography and settings were impressive I found the story to be far too convenient and the "love interest" unbelievable. Every cab, party, room next door and passerby contains someone Jones has met (Latvian fellow funny, so lets throw him in this scene). Assassination, run through umbrellas so well done. Windmill scene stretches credulity as there is no way he wouldn't have been noticed in such a tight space. It was hard to care about kidnapping and the secret since there was no reveal as to. its importance or bearing on the impending war. (and why was airplane flying so low? Well shot as early disaster scenes go though). Still not sure why she was upset about the 2nd room as in 1940 that would seem appropriate, but who knows?

(Flash Review)An American reporter travels overseas to get the scoop on the tone of WWII potentially starting. As he digs into his reporting, he uncovers assorted cover-ups. Most are dialog driven but they didn't draw me in as much as I hoped. There was a very spectacular plane crash scene. Very elaborate in big scale feeling for 1940. It may mesh better for other viewers so give it a shot.

Alfred Hitchcock's classic is a precursor to his later SABOTEUR & NORTH BY NORTHWEST. It's a thriller that runs at breakneck speed. Joel McCrae is the reluctant reporter sent to Europe (on the brink of war) and gets caught up in an assassination plot, a very outré peace-movement group and Laraine Day. There's plenty of comic moments infused into the clever script (worked on by, among others, James Hilton & Robert Benchley). McCrae and Day have a lot of chemistry and Herbert Marshall is great as Day's misguided father. Benchley himself plays one of McCrae's soused colleagues and George Sanders is a scene stealer as an unusually resourceful fellow reporter. The great set pieces include the now famous "wrong way windmill" scene. One of Hitchcock's absolute masterpieces. Filmed in the Netherlands and in Long Beach, CA.

Reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea), used to working the streets of New York, is sent overseas as a foreign correspondent. His first assignment is to get an interview with a diplomat negotiating peace to prevent war. When the diplomat is assassinated right in front of him, Jones sets off after the killer and finds himself embroiled in an international conspiracy plot.Exciting thriller from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. One of his best films from the '40s. McCrea is wonderful and the cast backing him up is first-rate. George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Robert Benchley, Albert Bassermann, Edmund Gwenn, and so on. High quality actors all who never give bad turns. Also female lead Laraine Day in her biggest and best role outside of the Dr. Kildare series. She's great in this and it makes you wonder if she couldn't have been a bigger star had MGM used her for more than Kildare's love interest.The plot may be a bit complicated for some but you get lost in it and don't quibble with the particulars until after it's over. If you're like me, by then you won't care since you enjoyed the film so much. There's some good action and memorable set pieces, like many of the best Hitchock thrillers have. The script keeps things light despite the dark tone of the plot. It's a classic in every way, thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. One of the best WW2 films made before America had entered the war and Hollywood started churning them out one after another.