In many of her roles, she was both he object of male sexual attention and a highly-independent and intelligent female." She fell to her knees o kiss and embrace the strong-man.BackgroundForeign Correspondent(1940) is another of director Alfred Hitchcock""s spy thrillers.It was his second American film (and hired out by David O.Selznick to independent producer Walter Wanger), one that closely resembled his earlier British spy thrillers:The 39 Steps (1935, UK)andThe Lady Vanishes (1938, UK), although more attuned for US audiences...I haven""t time to be ill.It""s just some minor nonsense." Her friend is concerned that her dizziness, headaches, and occasional attacks of double vision may indicate that she is "really ill.He asks for Bertani to help him, especially to find out more about possible targets - rich people who own jewels: "Where hey live, which room they keep the stones in, what time they usually go to sleep, how much they drink, whether they have dogs, guns, servants, insurance.