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ThrillerMystery

Crack-Up

- Could I KILL ... and not remember?

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

Release Date : 1946-09-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Pat O’Brien

Character Name : George Steele

Original Name : Pat O’Brien

Gender : Male

Claire Trevor

Character Name : Terry Cordell

Original Name : Claire Trevor

Gender : Female

Herbert Marshall

Character Name : Traybin

Original Name : Herbert Marshall

Gender : Male

Ray Collins

Character Name : Dr. Lowell

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Wallace Ford

Character Name : Lt. Cochrane

Original Name : Wallace Ford

Gender : Male

Dean Harens

Character Name : Reynolds

Original Name : Dean Harens

Gender : Male

Damian O'Flynn

Character Name : Museum Curator Stevenson

Original Name : Damian O'Flynn

Gender : Male

Erskine Sanford

Character Name : Museum Director Barton

Original Name : Erskine Sanford

Gender : Male

Mary Ware

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Mary Ware

Gender : Female

Alex Akimoff

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Akimoff

Gender : Male

John Ardell

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Ardell

Gender : Male

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Nagging Wife on Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Al Bain

Character Name : Arcade Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bain

Gender : Male

Guy Beach

Character Name : Station Agent (Uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Beach

Gender : Male

Edward Biby

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Bonnie Blair

Character Name : Dorothy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bonnie Blair

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name : Man with Drunk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

George Bruggeman

Character Name : Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Bruggeman

Gender : Male

James Carlisle

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : James Carlisle

Gender : Male

Jack Cheatham

Character Name : Museum Attendant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Cheatham

Gender : Male

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Delmar Costello

Character Name : Deck Hand (Uncredited)

Original Name : Delmar Costello

Gender : Male

Roger Creed

Character Name : Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Creed

Gender : Male

Kernan Cripps

Character Name : First RR Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Lee Elson

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Elson

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Man on Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Carl Faulkner

Character Name : Detective (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Faulkner

Gender : Male

J.C. Fowler

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : J.C. Fowler

Gender : Male

Edward Gargan

Character Name : Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Gargan

Gender : Male

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Second Railroad Ticket Agent (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Rudy Germane

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Germane

Gender : Male

Belle Green

Character Name : Woman in Audience (Uncredited)

Original Name : Belle Green

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Man in Ticket Line (Uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Alvin Hammer

Character Name : Milquetoast (Uncredited)

Original Name : Alvin Hammer

Gender : Male

Carl Hansen

Character Name : Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Hansen

Gender : Male

Harry Harvey

Character Name : 'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Harvey

Gender : Male

Alf Haugan

Character Name : Man in Audience (Uncredited)

Original Name : Alf Haugan

Gender : Male

Al Hill

Character Name : Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Hill

Gender : Male

Fred Hueston

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Hueston

Gender : Male

John Ince

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Ince

Gender : Male

John Indrisano

Character Name : Detective (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Indrisano

Gender : Male

Gloria Jetter

Character Name : Gambler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Jetter

Gender : Male

Tiny Jones

Character Name : Old Lady (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tiny Jones

Gender : Female

Joseph Kamaryt

Character Name : Waiter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Kamaryt

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

King Lockwood

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : King Lockwood

Gender : Male

Sam Lufkin

Character Name : Detective (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Lufkin

Gender : Male

Sam McDaniel

Character Name : Porter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sam McDaniel

Gender : Male

Charles Meakin

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Meakin

Gender : Male

Chef Milani

Character Name : Restaurant Proprietor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Chef Milani

Gender : Male

Harry Monty

Character Name : Midget in Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Monty

Gender : Male

Frank Moran

Character Name : Bartender (Uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Moran

Gender : Male

Philip Morris

Character Name : Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Horace Murphy

Character Name : Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Horace Murphy

Gender : Male

Tommy Noonan

Character Name : Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Noonan

Gender : Male

Jimmy O'Gatty

Character Name : Mate (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy O'Gatty

Gender : Male

Eddie Parks

Character Name : Drunk in Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Parks

Gender : Male

Bob Pepper

Character Name : Intern (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Pepper

Gender : Male

Rose Plumer

Character Name : Impatient Woman in Ticket Line (Uncredited)

Original Name : Rose Plumer

Gender : Female

John Roy

Character Name : Attendant (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Dick Rush

Character Name : Captain of Arcadia (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Rush

Gender : Male

Shimen Ruskin

Character Name : Dissenter at Art Lecture (Uncredited)

Original Name : Shimen Ruskin

Gender : Male

Dick Ryan

Character Name : Reynold's Butler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Ryan

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Diner in Restaurant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Frank Shannon

Character Name : Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Shannon

Gender : Male

Harry Shannon

Character Name : Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Shannon

Gender : Male

Cap Somers

Character Name : Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : Cap Somers

Gender : Male

Tex Swan

Character Name : Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Swan

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Dorothea Wolbert

Character Name : Old Lady (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothea Wolbert

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

If only Irving Reis had cast his net a bit wider when casting his leading man, here - then we could have ended up with a quality, sophisticated crime drama. Sadly, he didn't and we are stuck with a really quite dreary performance from Pat O'Brien as "George", an art critic who finds himself caught up in a train crash (or was it!?) and a well planned, psychologically driven, plot involving art fraud after he had suggested that modern day X-ray techniques be used to verify the authenticity of old masters on loan to a museum - including a Gainsborough and a Dürer. Luckily for him, Claire Trevor "Terry" and Herbert Marshall ("Traybin") are on hand to get to the bottom of it. At times it's quite gripping, and the intricacies of the plot - and of the manipulation it suggests, are clever and quite original but it's far too long, and the sagging in the middle is almost hammock-like. Still, the use of sound is effective and the film is certainly worth catching up with with some tea and a bit of carrot cake.