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Break the News (1938)

1938-01-02 · 1h 12m · EN
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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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René ClairDirector, WriterGeoffrey KerrWriter

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Jack BuchananJack BuchananTeddy EntonMaurice ChevalierMaurice ChevalierFrançois VerrierJune KnightJune KnightGrace GatwickMarta LabarrMarta LabarrSoniaGertrude MusgroveGertrude MusgroveHelena

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Genre affinityComedy · MusicDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference346790Actor preference364778 · 345823 · 295170Country preferenceGb

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What is Break the News about?

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.

How long is Break the News?

Break the News has a runtime of 72 minutes.