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George Steele
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Crack-Up is a 1946 American film noir starring Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Irving Reis, remembered for directing many "Falcon" movies of the early 1940s including The Falcon Takes Over. The drama is based on "Madman's Holiday", a short story written by mystery writer Fredric Brown.
Crack-Up: Directed by Irving Reis. With Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins. Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot?
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Irving Reis
- 1946-09-06
Synopsis. After a delirious George Steele breaks a window at the Manhattan Museum and struggles wildly with a policeman, the museum's board, led by Dr. Lowell, expresses concern over his mental state. While recuperating at Dr. Lowell's house, George, an art expert and lecturer recently released from military service, tells police lieutenant ...
- Irving Reis, James Anderson, Leslie Urbach
- Pat O'brien
Oct 31, 2020 · Crack-Up is a 1946 FILM NOlR directed by Irving Reis. The drama is based on "Madman's Holiday", a short story written by mystery writer Fredric Brown. The drama features Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall and others. You can find out more about this movie from Wikipedia.
- 93 min
Crack-Up (1946) is an amnesia fraudulent artwork persecution noir with psychological elements delving into the amazing practise of narcosynthesis, and featuring some great train-bound action as a paranoid art critic played by Pat O'Brien searches frantically for his unknown tormentors.
Crack-Up, 1946 – Heart Of Noir. 4th tier. Editor's Ranking. 3.0. Average User Rating. Your Watchlist. 1946. USA. 93 minutes. RKO. Cast + Crew. Irving Reis. Jack J. Gross. John Paxton, Ben Bengal, Ray Spencer. Fredric Brown (short story) Robert De Grasse. Leigh Harline. Albert S. D’Agostino, Jack Okey. Frederic Knudtson.
Crack-Up (1946) was the only noir that Reis directed, but it's perhaps his best film, if not his best known. That distinction belongs to the picture he did next, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) , a romantic comedy which starred Cary Grant , Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple and which was a complete turnaround from Crack-Up.
