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Crack-Up (1946)

September 6, 1946 (US) Thriller, Mystery • 96m

Overview

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

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Top Billed Cast

Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien

George Steele

Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor

Terry Cordell

Ray Collins
Ray Collins

Dr. Lowell

Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford

Lt. Cochrane

Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn

Museum Curator Stevenson

Erskine Sanford
Erskine Sanford

Museum Director Barton

Alex Akimoff
Alex Akimoff

Man (Uncredited)

John Ardell
John Ardell

Man (Uncredited)

Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor

Nagging Wife on Train (Uncredited)

Al Bain
Al Bain

Arcade Patron (Uncredited)

Guy Beach
Guy Beach

Station Agent (Uncredited)

Edward Biby
Edward Biby

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair

Dorothy (Uncredited)

Robert Bray
Robert Bray

Man with Drunk (Uncredited)

George Bruggeman
George Bruggeman

Cop (Uncredited)

James Carlisle
James Carlisle

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham

Museum Attendant (Uncredited)

Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby

Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)

Delmar Costello
Delmar Costello

Deck Hand (Uncredited)

Roger Creed
Roger Creed

Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps

First RR Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)

Lee Elson
Lee Elson

Man (Uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Man on Train (Uncredited)

Carl Faulkner
Carl Faulkner

Detective (Uncredited)

J.C. Fowler
J.C. Fowler

Man (Uncredited)

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)

Jack Gargan
Jack Gargan

Second Railroad Ticket Agent (Uncredited)

Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Belle Green
Belle Green

Woman in Audience (Uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton

Man in Ticket Line (Uncredited)

Alvin Hammer
Alvin Hammer

Milquetoast (Uncredited)

Carl Hansen
Carl Hansen

Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey

'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)

Alf Haugan
Alf Haugan

Man in Audience (Uncredited)

Al Hill
Al Hill

Card Player on Train (Uncredited)

Fred Hueston
Fred Hueston

Man (Uncredited)

John Ince
John Ince

Man (Uncredited)

John Indrisano
John Indrisano

Detective (Uncredited)

Gloria Jetter
Gloria Jetter

Gambler (Uncredited)

Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones

Old Lady (Uncredited)

Joseph Kamaryt
Joseph Kamaryt

Waiter (Uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

King Lockwood
King Lockwood

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Sam Lufkin
Sam Lufkin

Detective (Uncredited)

Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel

Porter (Uncredited)

Charles Meakin
Charles Meakin

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Chef Milani
Chef Milani

Restaurant Proprietor (Uncredited)

Harry Monty
Harry Monty

Midget in Arcade (Uncredited)

Frank Moran
Frank Moran

Bartender (Uncredited)

Philip Morris
Philip Morris

Cop (Uncredited)

Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan

Bonbon Vendor (Uncredited)

Jimmy O'Gatty
Jimmy O'Gatty

Mate (Uncredited)

Eddie Parks
Eddie Parks

Drunk in Arcade (Uncredited)

Bob Pepper
Bob Pepper

Intern (Uncredited)

Rose Plumer
Rose Plumer

Impatient Woman in Ticket Line (Uncredited)

John Roy
John Roy

Attendant (Uncredited)

Dick Rush
Dick Rush

Captain of Arcadia (Uncredited)

Shimen Ruskin
Shimen Ruskin

Dissenter at Art Lecture (Uncredited)

Dick Ryan
Dick Ryan

Reynold's Butler (Uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre

Diner in Restaurant (Uncredited)

Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon

Train Station Gateman (Uncredited)

Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon

Cop (Uncredited)

Cap Somers
Cap Somers

Cop (Uncredited)

Tex Swan
Tex Swan

Cop (Uncredited)

Eric Wilton
Eric Wilton

Lecture Guest (Uncredited)

Dorothea Wolbert
Dorothea Wolbert

Old Lady (Uncredited)

Crew
John Paxton
John Paxton

Screenplay

Ben Bengal
Ben Bengal

Screenplay

Ray Spencer
Ray Spencer

Screenplay

Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Robert De Grasse
Robert De Grasse

Director of Photography

Jack Okey
Jack Okey

Art Direction

Michael Ohrenbach
Michael Ohrenbach

Set Decoration

Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Renié
Renié

Costume Design

James H. Anderson
James H. Anderson

Assistant Director

Russell A. Cully
Russell A. Cully

Special Effects



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

July 7, 2022

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 tec… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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