The Cracksman
| The Cracksman | |
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| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Produced by | W.A. Whittaker |
| Starring |
Charlie Drake Nyree Dawn Porter George Sanders Dennis Price |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors |
Release dates | 1963 |
| Language | English |
The Cracksman is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott.[1][2][3]
Plot
Charlie Drake plays honest locksmith Ernest Wright whose problem is that he cannot resist the challenge of a lock. First he is duped by a debonair con man into opening a car. He is caught by the police but is released on probation. Next the same man fools him into breaking into a house, and he lands in jail for a year. When he is released, he gets tricked into opening a safe, for which he receives a three-year jail sentence and an undeserved reputation as a master thief. Upon his release he finds himself as a pawn being manipulated by two gangs into a safe-cracking scheme but, with the help of undercover police woman Muriel played by Nyree Dawn Porter, he helps trap the crooks and clear his name.
Cast
- Charlie Drake as Ernest Wright
- Nyree Dawn Porter as Muriel
- George Sanders as Guv'nor
- Dennis Price as Grantley
- Percy Herbert as Nosher Jenkins
- Eddie Byrne as Domino
- Finlay Currie as Feathers
- Geoffrey Keen as Magistrate
- George A. Cooper as Fred
- Patrick Cargill as Museum Guide
- Norman Bird as Policeman
- Neil McCarthy as Van Gogh
- Christopher Rhodes as Mr. King
- Ronnie Barker as Yossle
- Wanda Ventham as Sandra
- Jerold Wells as Chief Prison Officer
- Tutte Lemkow as Choreographer
- Richard Leech as Detective Sergeant
- Robert Shaw as Moke
Additional credits
- Delia Derbyshire created the sound for the "In a Monastery Garden" sequence. The instrument is, in her words, "an E♭ safe-unlocking mechanism".
References
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ Variety
- ↑ Personal letter from Delia Derbyshire to Associated British Picture Corporation, dated 25 April 1963.