Film

Break the News

1938 · 1h 12m · Music · Comedy

IMDb

6.3

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.

Jack Buchanan

Teddy Enton

Maurice Chevalier

François Verrier

June Knight

Grace Gatwick

Marta Labarr

Sonia

Gertrude Musgrove

Helena

• René ClairDirector · Writer
• Geoffrey KerrWriter
• Philip TannuraDirector of Photography

Release date

January 2, 1938

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Music, Comedy