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 |
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Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors |
Release date
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1963 |
Language | English |
The Cracksman is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott.
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.