The Cracksman
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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..!
Status: Released
Released Date: 1963-01-01
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Peter Graham Scott
Writer: Mike Watts, Lew Schwarz
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: The Cracksman
Production Companies: Associated British Picture Corporation
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Charlie Drake
George Sanders
Dennis Price
Nyree Dawn Porter
Eddie Byrne
Finlay Currie
Percy Herbert
Geoffrey Keen
George A. Cooper
Christopher Rhodes
Patrick Cargill
Norman Bird
Neil McCarthy
Jack Rodney
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