Crackerjack (1938 film)

Crackerjack

U.S. poster
Directed by Albert de Courville
Produced by Edward Black
Written by A.R. Rawlinson
Basil Mason
Michael Pertwee (uncredited)
Based on the novel Man With 100 Faces
by William Blair Morton Ferguson[1]
Starring Tom Walls
Lilli Palmer
Noel Madison
Leon M. Lion
Music by Louis Levy
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by R. Wilson
Production
company
Distributed by General Film Distributors (U.K.)
Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America (U.S.)
Release dates
  • October 1938 (1938-10) (United Kingdom)
  • 31 October 1938 (1938-10-31) (United States)
Running time
 76 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Crackerjack is a 1938 British comedy crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Tom Walls, Lilli Palmer and Noel Madison. It was made at Pinewood Studios[2] with sets designed by Walter Murton. The film was released in the U.S. as Man With 100 Faces.[3]

Plot

Jack Drake (Tom Walls) is a sort of Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to give it to the poor, mostly children's charity. He acts as Crackerjack, writing even a book, that becomes a bestseller and everybody reads. When suddenly somebody appears using his methods described in the book for a big stealing, he tries to find out who it is, without letting know, that he's investigating.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8678
  2. ↑ Wood p.98
  3. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-man-with-100-faces-v101434

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