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Break the News

Jan 2, 1938 · 1h 12m
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Music
Comedy

PLOT

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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CAST

Jack Buchanan
Teddy Enton
Maurice Chevalier
François Verrier
June Knight
Grace Gatwick
Marta Labarr
Sonia
Gertrude Musgrove
Helena
Directed by René Clair

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Trio Productions, Jack Buchanan Productions
Country
US, GB
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