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Break the News

Break the News

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 12m
ComedyMusical
6.3
IMDB Rating
58 votes

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 conv...

Director
René Clair
Writers
Paul Gury, René Clair, Geoffrey Kerr
Stars
Jack Buchanan, Maurice Chevalier, June Knight
Release Date
January 1, 1941
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan
as Teddy Enton
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
as François Verrier
June Knight
June Knight
as Grace Gatwick
Marta Labarr
Marta Labarr
as Sonia
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Gertrude Musgrove
as Helena
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
as The Producer
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Wallace Douglas
as The Stage Manager
Joss Ambler
Joss Ambler
as The Press Agent
Mark Daly
Mark Daly
as The Property Man
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
as The Superintendent

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production
Jack Buchanan Productions, Trio Productions

🏷️ Keywords

taxi driverbased on novel

🎯 Categories

ComedyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

A Possible Remake
by theowinthrop2005-03-18

"There is a later film, made in the 1960s, that starred Dick Van Dyke and James Garner, which has a similar plot. It's called "The Art of Love", and deals with Van Dyke, as a painter, who disappears, so that Garner can spread the word that he may be dead. Suddenly the works of the "mysterious missing" Van Dyke become valuable, and Garner moves to swankier rooms (with swankier clothes and cars). Van Dyke gets angry, waiting for him to be able to reappear, but Garner keeps putting off the date. So Van Dyke arranges a new set of clues to frame Garner for his murder, intend..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film received its initial USA telecast Monday 5 February 1945 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1).

📖 Synopsis

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 conv...