Crack-Up (1946)
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Art critic and forgery expert George Steele (Pat O'Brien) is apprehended by the police as he desperately tries to break into the Manhattan Museum in the opening scene of Crack-Up, a noir mystery directed by Irving Reis. Steele does not understand his own bizarre actions, but explains that he was… More Art critic and forgery expert George Steele (Pat O'Brien) is apprehended by the police as he desperately tries to break into the Manhattan Museum in the opening scene of Crack-Up, a noir mystery directed by Irving Reis. Steele does not understand his own bizarre actions, but explains that he was in a train wreck and had to get back to the museum. Questioned by Lt. Cochrane (Wallace Ford), who tells him there have been no train wrecks in months, Steele relates, in flashback, the events leading up to the incident. Earlier in the day the head of the museum had suspended him for alienating wealthy patrons by criticizing "art snobs" in a lecture. He then received a phone call informing him that his mother was sick, and caught the train to the hospital, but never got there. Though suspicious of Steele, Cochrane is persuaded by the shadowy Mr. Traybin (Herbert Marshall) to release him so he can follow Steele. The next day Steele retraces his steps and discovers that someone had set him up to be discredited, though he knows neither who nor why. Following the murder of a friend who was trying to help him, he discovers that forgeries of some very famous paintings are at the heart of the matter, but getting to the culprit is a more difficult task. ~ Steve Press, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Reis
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 6, 1946 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The art lesson didn't register, but as a thriller Crack-Up wasn't a disaster.
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Cast
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Pat O'Brien
as George Steele
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Claire Trevor
as Terry Cordeau
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Herbert Marshall
as Traybin
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Ray Collins
as Dr. Lowell
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Wallace Ford
as Cochrane
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Dean Harens
as Reynolds
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Damian O'Flynn
as Stevenson
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Erskine Sanford
as Mr. Barton
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Mary Ware
as Mary
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Robert Bray
as Man with Drunk
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Jack Cheatham
as Attendant
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Ellen Corby
as Maid
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Delmar Costello
as Deck Hand
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Kernan Cripps
as Ticket Clerk
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Carl Faulkner
as Detective
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Edward Gargan
as Cop
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Alvin Hammer
as Milquetoast
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Harry Harvey
as Moran
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Al Hill
as Gambler
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John Ince
as Man
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John Indrisano
as Detective
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Tiny Jones
as Old Lady
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Sam Lufkin
as Detective
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Sam McDaniel
as Porter
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Chef Joseph Milani
as Joe
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Frank Moran
as Bartender
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Philip Morris
as Cop
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Horace Murphy
as Conductor
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Jimmy O'Gatty
as Mate
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Eddie Parks
as Drunk
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Dick Rush
as Ship's Captain
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Shimen Ruskin
as Wide-Eyed Man
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Dick Ryan
as Butler
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Richard Ryen
as Butler
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Frank Shannon
as Gateman
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Harry Shannon
as Cop
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Dorothea Wolbert
as Old Lady
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Tommy Noonan
as Vendor
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Carl Hansen
as Gambler
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Bob White
as Drunk
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Roger Creed
as Gambler
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J.C. Fowler
as Man
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Guy Beach
as Station
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George Bruggeman
as Cop
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Rose Plummer
as Impatient Woman
- Alex Akimoff
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John Ardell
as Man
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Bonnie Blair
as Dorothy
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Lee Elson
as Man
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Alf Haugan
as Man in Audience
- Fred Hueston
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Joseph Kamaryt
as Waiter
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Harry Monty
as Midget
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Bob Pepper
as Intern
- Fred Somers
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Tex Swan
as Cop
