Edward G. Robinson as Paul Julius Reuter

Edna Best as Ida Magnus Reuter

Eddie Albert as Max Wagner

Albert Bassermann as Franz Geller

Gene Lockhart as Otto Bauer

Otto Kruger as Dr. Magnus

Nigel Bruce as Sir Randolph Persham

Montagu Love as Delane

James Stephenson as Carew

Walter Kingsford as Napoleon III

David Bruce as Bruce

Dickie Moore as Reuter as a Boy

Billy Dawson as Max Wagner as a Boy

Richard Nichols as Herbert - Age 5

Lumsden Hare as Chairman

Louis Adlon as Clerk (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Mary Anderson as Girl with Max (uncredited)

Michael Audley as Reporter (uncredited)

Tommy Baker as Sick Boy in Aachen (uncredited)

Max Barwyn as Translator (uncredited)

Frank Benson as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Nina Borget as Woman (uncredited)

Hazel Boyne as Companion (uncredited)

Egon Brecher as Von Konstat (uncredited)

Georgia Caine as Mother in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

Leonard Carey as Delane's Secretary (uncredited)

George Cathrey as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Cliff Clark as Reporter (uncredited)

David Clyde as Constable (uncredited)

Irene Coleman as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

Mildred Coles as Augusta in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

Harry Cording as Sailor on the Nova Scotian (uncredited)

Alec Craig as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)

Ray De Ravenne as Man (uncredited)

Joe De Stefani as Hans - Gauss' Assistant (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Eddie Dew as Reporter (uncredited)

Florence Dudley as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

Demetris Emanuel as Reporter (uncredited)

Gilbert Emery as Lord Palmerston in Parliament (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Bobby Hale as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Alec Harford as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Gordon Hart as Board Member (uncredited)

Ernst Hauessermann as Heinrich (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood as News Vendor in Paris (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes as Coach Attendant

Robert Homans as Reporter (uncredited)

Kenneth Hunter as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Ellis Irving as Parliament Speaker (uncredited)

Paul Irving as J. Bender (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin as Board Member (uncredited)

Charles Irwin as Telegrapher for Reuter (uncredited)

Frank Jaquet as Mr. Stein (uncredited)

Edward Keane as Reporter (uncredited)

Crauford Kent as Editor Wanting Contract Voided (uncredited)

Charles Knight as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas as Board Member (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell as Board Member (uncredited)

Edward McWade as Chemist Who Poisoned Medicine (uncredited)

Frederic Mellinger as Man (uncredited)

Thomas R. Mills as Board Member (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie as Member of Parliament (uncredited)

Fred Murray as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Leda Nicova as French Girl in Paris (uncredited)

Pat O'Hara as Reporter (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley as Laborer (uncredited)

George Ovey as Postman Delivering Pigeons (uncredited)

Lionel Pape as Stock Exchange Chairman (uncredited)

Georges Renavent as French Official (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore as Otto - Directing Carew to Bank (uncredited)

Frank Shannon as Mr. O'Malley - Captain of the Nova Scotian (uncredited)

George Sorel as Reporter (uncredited)

Hugh Sothern as American Ambassador (uncredited)

Grace Stafford as Woman Dancing with Geller (uncredited)

Walter O. Stahl as Von Darnstadt (uncredited)

Ernie Stanton as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Harry Stubbs as Board Member (uncredited)

Hal Taylour as Cockney News Vendor (uncredited)

Cyril Thornton as Clerk (uncredited)

David Thursby as Telegrapher at Reuters (uncredited)

Jacques Vanaire as French Telegrapher (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz as Actor in 'Our American Cousin' (uncredited)

Robert Warwick as Opposition Parliament Speaker (uncredited)

Paul Weigel as Professor Gauss (uncredited)

Lottie Williams as Herbert's Nanny (uncredited)

Wolfgang Zilzer as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)