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The Cracksman

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..!

1h 48m1963TMDb 6.6

Comedy

German

Crew and Cast

Peter Graham ScottPeter Graham ScottDirectorCharlie DrakeCharlie DrakeErnest WrightGeorge SandersGeorge SandersGuv'norDennis PriceDennis PriceGrantleyNyree Dawn PorterNyree Dawn PorterMurielEddie ByrneEddie ByrneJohnny DominoFinlay CurrieFinlay CurrieFeathersPercy HerbertPercy HerbertNosherGeoffrey KeenGeoffrey KeenMagistrateGeorge A. CooperGeorge A. CooperFredChristopher RhodesChristopher RhodesMr. KingPatrick CargillPatrick CargillMuseum GuideNorman BirdNorman BirdPolicemanNeil McCarthyNeil McCarthyVan Gogh
Jack RodneyTojoRonnie BarkerRonnie BarkerYossleWanda VenthamWanda VenthamSandraJerold WellsJerold WellsChief Prison OfficerRichard LeechRichard LeechDetective Sergeant
Richard ShawMokeTutte LemkowTutte LemkowChoreographer
Terry BrooksWillie
Sheila HoltApache Dancer
Tom GillisApache Dancer
Chris AdcockPrisoner
Jack ArmstrongClub Patron
Jack ArrowMuseum VisitorJim BradyJim BradyDomino's Henchman
Edward CastPrison OfficerCarol ClevelandCarol ClevelandPirateNoel ColemanNoel ColemanChauffeur

Storyline

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..!

  • Associated British Picture Corporation

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Info

Status
Released
Released
1 January 1963
Runtime
1h 48m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
Peter Graham Scott
Writers
Mike Watts, Charlie Drake, Lew Schwarz
Studios
Associated British Picture Corporation
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
English