Crack-Up (1936)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Malcolm St. Clair

Writers:

John F. Goodrich (story)
Charles Kenyon (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Colonel Gimpy heads a spy organization trying to get the plans for a new airplane. Test pilot Ace Martin agrees to help. |

Plot Keywords:

Spy

Cast

Peter Lorre	...	Colonel Gimpy
Brian Donlevy	...	Ace Martin
Helen Wood	...	Ruth Franklin
Ralph Morgan	...	John R. Fleming
Thomas Beck	...	Joe Randall
Kay Linaker	...	Mrs. Fleming
Lester Matthews	...	Sidney Grant
Earle Foxe	...	Operative #30
J. Carrol Naish	...	Operative #77
Gloria Roy	...	Operative #16
Oscar Apfel	...	Alfred Knuxton
Paul Stanton	...	Daniel D. Harrington
Howard C. Hickman	...	Major White

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Quotes:

Colonel Gimpy: Good morning.
Operative #77: Good morning, Baron. I didn't know you were in America.
Colonel Gimpy: I've been here many months. I came over here on a very important mission. So important that if I fail, they would expect me to...
[mimics shooting himself]
Colonel Gimpy: ...”resign".
[smiles]

Soundtrack:

Top Gallante

A ripping yarn

A clever, fast-paced little adventure film with personality to spare. With the exception of "The Great McGinty" Brian Donleavy was never better, but Peter Lorre steals the show in an entrancing reprise of his noble villain role in the 1934 "Man Who Knew Too Much."