---
title: 'Break the News (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'René Clair'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/break-the-news-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029944/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Break the News (1938)

1938 · 78 min · Comedy, Music · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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 and We're Old Buddies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [René Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clair)
- **Screenplay:** [René Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clair)
- **Producer:** [René Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clair)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Theo Mackeben](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-mackeben)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip Tannura](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-tannura)
- **Editor:** [Frederick Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-wilson)

## Cast

- [Jack Buchanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-buchanan)
- [Maurice Chevalier](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-chevalier)

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