Break the News
6.2
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
22 people
Jack Buchanan
Teddy Enton
Known for
The Band Wagon
Maurice Chevalier
François Verrier
Known for
Gigi
Love in the Afternoon
René Clair
Also in
Laugh with Max Linder
Lily of Life
Philip Tannura
Paul Gury
June Knight
Grace Gatwick
Also in
Broadway Melody of 1936
Cross Country Cruise
Marta Labarr
Sonia
Also in
Traitor Spy
Hatred
Geoffrey Kerr
Gertrude Musgrove
Helena
Also in
The Divorce of Lady X
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Garry Marsh
The Producer
Known for
Number Seventeen
Scrooge
Wallace Douglas
The Stage Manager
Joss Ambler
The Press Agent
Also in
Ghost Ship
Contraband
René Clair Director · Geoffrey Kerr Writer Philip Tannura Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1941 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Jack Buchanan Productions
Production
Trio Productions
Production
Jack Buchanan Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 2, 1938
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1941
Austria
April 6, 1939 · Theatrical · Wien, Ring-Film, Neubaugasse 11
Denmark
July 5, 1939
Finland
January 8, 1939
France
May 21, 1938
Germany
October 14, 1938 · Theatrical
Italy
August 14, 1938 · Venice Film Festival
Portugal
November 25, 1938
Sweden
April 30, 1938
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