Death on the Run (French: Le mort en fuite) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jules Berry, Michel Simon and Marie Glory. It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. It was remade two years later in Britain as Break the News starring Jack Buchanan and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France.
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Synopsis
Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand.
Cast
Jules Berry as Hector Trignol
Michel Simon as Achille Baluchet
Marie Glory as Myrra
Fernande Albany as Olga Stefany
Gaston Mauger as Le directeur du théâtre
Gabrielle Fontan as La concierge
Paul Gury as Ivan
Claire Gérard as Madame Irma
Paul Faivre as Le gardien
Jean Diéner
Hugues de Bagratide as Le juge de Sergarie
Georges Paulais as Un policier
Pierre Mindaist
Marcel Vibert as L'avocat
Eddy Debray as La médecin aliéniste
Robert Ozanne as Le reporter
André Siméon as Un agent