The Fleeing Dead (1936)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 2, 1936Release Date
The Fleeing Dead (1936)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 2, 1936Release Date
Plot.
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.
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Cast & Crew.
Jules Berry
Hector Trignol
Michel Simon
Achille Baluchet
Marie Glory
Marie 'Myra' Dupont
Fernande Albany
Olga Stefany
Gaston Mauger
Le directeur du théâtre
André Berthomieu
Director
Gabrielle Fontan
La concierge
Paul Gury
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 2, 1936
Original NameLe Mort en fuite
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
Wiki.
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.