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Foreign Correspondent

Two ham sandwiches on rye

Scott ffolliott:

Ring Mayfair 24574... Stebbins:
[gets out notebook]
Let me write that... Scott ffolliott:
Mayfair 24574. That's my cousin. He's the director of the airline. Tell him we need two seats on tomorrow's clipper for America. Then go to Hilton Nursing Home and stick by Van Meer. Then phone Miss Edith Armbruster, Kensington 66255. Tell her I'm off to America. Will she dine with me next Monday instead of tomorrow? Stebbins:
Sure. Scott ffolliott:
Then call up Stevens at The Post, tell him I'm off to America. John Jones:
Cable New York, tell them I'm off to America! Scott ffolliott:
[as they run off]
Ring up Crescent Dancing Academy and cancel my rhumba lesson! Stebbins:
[reads it back to himself]
Two ham sandwiches on rye

Full Transcript

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While we're driving down, ring up Mayfair 24574.
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- Just a moment. Let me get it down. - Mayfair 24574.
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That's my cousin. He's the director of the airline.
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Tell him I've got to have two seats on the clipper for America tomorrow morning.
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Then go to the Hilton Nursing Home and stick by Van Meer.
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Then phone Miss Edith Armbruster, Kensington 66255. Tell her I'm off to America.
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Will she dine with me next Monday instead of tomorrow?
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- Square it with her, will you? - Sure, sure.
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Then call up Stephens at the Post and tell him I'm off to America.
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Cable New York. Tell them I'm off to America.
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Then ring up the Crescent Dancing Academy and cancel my rumba lesson.
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Two ham sandwiches on rye bread.
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There's no use my waiting around. I have several things--
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Hard to say how soon he'll recover. It may be hours before he can speak.
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I don't know much about this, but my friend's on the clipper.
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The minute Van Meer speaks, they'll send word to the plane.
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Did you hear the wireless? We're at war.
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War declared! Read all about it! Special war edition!
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War declared! War!
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It's war with Germany! War declared!
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England declares war on Germany!
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Miss Pimm? Miss Pimm, I found that picture.
Duration
98 seconds
Views
789
Timestamp in Movie
01:39:34
Uploaded
Oct 03, 2021
Production
Walter Wanger Productions

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Movie Summary

On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.

Actors

George Sanders
Scott Ffolliott
Robert Benchley
Stebbins
Joel McCrea
John Jones