Break the News (film)
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Genre Comedy, Musical Initial release April 30, 1938 Running time 1h 18m | 6.6/10 IMDb Duration Director Rene Clair Costume design Rene Hubert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Jack Buchanan (Teddy Enton), Maurice Chevalier (François Verrier), June Knight (Grace Gatwick), Marta Labarr (Sonia), Gertrude Musgrove (Helena)Writer Loic Le Gouriadec (novel), Rene Clair, Geoffrey Kerr Genres Action Film, Comedy, Adventure Film, Musical, Musical comedy Similar movies Related Rene Clair movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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).
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Allmovie wrote, "What a combination! Break the News boasted the talents of English stage star Jack Buchanan, French entertainer Maurice Chevalier, legendary director Rene Clair, and songwriter Cole Porter. But what should have made for dynamite entertainment, fizzled in the eyes of disappointed contemporary reviewers" ; as The New York Times put it, "there is little to suggest the old Clair wit and humor." However, TV Guide wrote, "the always enchanting Buchanan and Chevalier are a pleasure to watch in this funny, energetic musical that features some hilariously suspenseful sequences. Although it may not rank with director Clair's French classics, this perfect piece of British entertainment holds its own special place."
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