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Break the News(Movie, 1938)

1h 12min | Genres: Music, Comedy
Break the NewsRating: 3.0/5 (with 11 vote)
Break the News is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Jack Buchanan, Maurice Chevalier and June Knight. Two struggling performers decide to create a fake murder scandal in order to drum up publicity for their act. It was based on the novel Le mort en fuite by Loïc Le Gouriadec which had previously been made into a 1936 French film Death on the Run. Songs featured include It All Belongs to You (Cole Porter, sung by Chevalier) and We're Old Buddies (Van Phillips, Jack Buchanan, sung by Chevalier and Buchanan). ()
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About Break the News

Two small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt, guaranteed to keep their names in the public eye--one of them will "disappear" in what looks like a murder, and the other will be convicted of the crime. Then the "dead man" will suddenly show up at his partner's murder trial. Unfortunately, things don't quite go as planned. For one thing, no one seems to much care that the "dead man" is missing, and for another thing he's mistaken for the leader of a Balkan revolutionary group and is kidnapped by the other side.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/14/1938 (World premiere: 01/02/1938)
Director: René Clair
Producer: René Clair
Screenwriter: René Clair
Film Editor: Frederick Wilson
Director of Photography: Philip Tannura
Composer: Theo Mackeben
Costume designer: René Hubert
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Fausses nouvelles"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:175765, Added: 04/17/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024