Break the News (1938)
- Directed by
- René Clair
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two struggling performers hatch a plan to stage a fake murder scandal to boost their fame. The scheme gets messy as they navigate the consequences of their publicity stunt.
lightheartedplayfulbreezywhimsicalcheerfulmischievousupbeatmusical
What happens
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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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