Break the News (1938)

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Country: UK
Genres: Comedy, Musical
Release: 1941-01-01
Director: René Clair
Writers: Paul Gury , René Clair , Geoffrey Kerr
Language: English
Stars: Jack Buchanan , Maurice Chevalier , June Knight , Marta Labarr , Gertrude Musgrove , Garry Marsh , Wallace Douglas , Joss Ambler , Mark Daly , Gibb McLaughlin
Runtime: 72 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
AKA: Život za karijeru , Vainaja pakenee (Finland) , Gewagtes Spiel (Germany) , Loucos Por Escândalo (Brazil) , Vogliamo la celebrità (Italy) , Den döde tar till flykten (Sweden) , Świat mówi o nas (Poland) , Gewagtes Spiel (Austria) , Vi vil være berømte (Denmark) , Break the News (United Kingdom) , O Caso do Dia (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Break the News , Fausses nouvelles (France, French Republic) , Break the News (United States of America)
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.
IMDB:tt0029944