Crackerjack
1938 | 76m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Albert de Courville |
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| Writer: | Basil Mason, A.R. Rawlinson, William Blair Morton Ferguson |
| Staring: |
| London has become enthralled by the antics of the contemporary Robin Hood, but when a band of bad guys start framing him for their misdeeds, the hero has to catch the criminals and clear his name. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1938 |
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| Director: | Albert de Courville |
| Writer: | Basil Mason, A.R. Rawlinson, William Blair Morton Ferguson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Walls | Jack Drake |
| Lilli Palmer | Baroness Von Haltz |
| Noel Madison | Sculpie |
| Leon M. Lion | Hambro Golding |
| Edmund Breon | Tony Davenport |
| Jack Lester | Boyne |
| Charles Heslop | Burdge |
| H.G. Stoker | Supt. Benting |
| Henry B. Longhurst | Insp. Lunt |
| Ethel Griffies | Annie |
| Edmund D'Alby | Lug |
| Muriel George | Mrs. Humbold |
| Andreas Malandrinos | Ducet |
| Fewlass Llewellyn | Weller |
| Hal Walters | Smithy |
| Burton Pierce | Dancer |
| Hugh Dempster | Wally Astell |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Bit Role |
| Pam Downing | Girl Sliding Down Banister |
| Michael Shepley | Wally Astill |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert de Courville | Director |
| Basil Mason | Adaptation |
| A.R. Rawlinson | Screenplay |
| Walter W. Murton | Art Direction |
| William Blair Morton Ferguson | Novel |
| Jack E. Cox | Director of Photography |
| Louis Levy | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Black | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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This is quite an enjoyable "Raffles" style crime caper with Tom Walls as "Jack Drake" - a debonaire, sophisticated English gentleman who also happens to be a safe-cracking jewel thief who gives much of the proceeds of his antics to hospitals, children and other worthy causes. When someone else adopt ... s his "Crackerjack" moniker to carry out some ingenious crimes of their own, he sets out to identify this fraudster - without giving away his own true identity. It's a bit of a farce, the humour is just a bit too predictable, but Lilli Palmer is quite good as the "Baroness" as is H.G. Stoker as the pursuing police superintendent "Benting". The script is fast paced, the direction - and nightclub musical numbers - keep it moving along well and there are just about enough red herrings to keep it interesting for an hour.