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 and We're Old Buddies.
Break the News (1938)
Directed by René Clair
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Movie Info
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Loïc Le Gouriadec, News Corporation, Old Buddies
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Filming Location: Pinewood Studios
Narrative Location: London
Narrative Location: London
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Alternate Titles
Break the News
GB, US
Den döde tar till flykten
SE
Fausses nouvelles
FR
Gewagtes Spiel
AT, DE
Loucos Por Escândalo
BR
O Caso do Dia
PT
Smrt u bekstvu
YU
Świat mówi o nas
PL
Vainaja pakenee
FI
Vi vil være berømte
DK
Vogliamo la celebrità
IT