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The Cracksman is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Charlie Drake.
The Cracksman: Directed by Peter Graham Scott. With Charlie Drake, George Sanders, Dennis Price, Nyree Dawn Porter. Locksmith duped by burglar to commit crimes, jailed. Fellow inmates befriend him to exploit his skills for prison break.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Peter Graham Scott
- 1964-09-17
The Cracksman (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Cracksman, The (1963) This endearing comedy attempted to transfer comedian Charlie Drake’s style of humour to the big screen. Despite being co-writer Drake’s finest screen appearance, The Cracksman mixes slapstick and pathos and is merely funny in parts.
This colorful slapstick comedy concerns an honest locksmith who gets talked into a safecracking scheme by a couple of ruthless gangsters. Ernest Wright (Charlie Drake) is duped by a con man into opening a car and safe, which lands him in jail for a year.
- Peter Graham Scott
Overview. 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.
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The Cracksman is a 1963 British crime-comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott, starring Charlie Drake, George Sanders, and Dennis Price. Set in the seedy underbelly of London's criminal world, the film follows the exploits of a bumbling thief named "Pearly Gates" (Drake) and his attempts to pull off the heist of a lifetime.
