The Cracksman (1963)
They seek him here... they seek him there... they seek the Cracksman everywhere!
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!
- Date of release
- 1963-01-01
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Peter Graham Scott
Casting
- Charlie Drake — Ernest Wright
- George Sanders — Guv'nor
- Dennis Price — Grantley
- Nyree Dawn Porter — Muriel
- Eddie Byrne — Johnny Domino
- Finlay Currie — Feathers
- Percy Herbert — Nosher
- Geoffrey Keen — Magistrate
- George A. Cooper — Fred
- Christopher Rhodes — Mr. King
- Patrick Cargill — Museum Guide
- Norman Bird — Policeman
Interesting facts
The Cracksman is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Charlie Drake, Nyree Dawn Porter, George Sanders and Dennis Price. It was written by Lewis Schwarz and Drake.
Production
Wright's shop was filmed in Whitecross Street, London. The prison locations were HM Prison Wandsworth and HM Prison Aylesbury. The Tiki nightclub exterior was in Buckingham Street, London WC2.
Delia Derbyshire created the sound for the "In a Monastery Garden" sequence. The instrument is, in her words, "an E♭safe-unlocking mechanism."
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