The Cracksman
1963 · 108 MIN · IMDB 4.2 · 47 VOTES · DIR. Peter Graham Scott
Overview
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..!
Dialogue Timeline — 1,265 lines
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00:02:34 Company - halt!
00:09:08 They're thief-proof locks. You won't open that without a proper key.
00:11:42 -Were you on your honeymoon? -Oh, bless you, no.
00:14:11 Now there's 150 and it's all yours.
00:17:21 …and a bent twilf.
00:22:57 Oy!
00:29:50 But if he finds the parcel he'll be furious and he'll give me the sack
00:34:24 Yoo-hoo!
00:38:52 Fall out!
00:45:09 Aye, that's all there is.
00:50:01 -Come on, we're making a break for it. -Alright.
00:57:03 to place in your custody a real cracksman, the all-time…
01:00:06 What does the Prisoners Lonely Aid Group mean?
01:03:47 Classy.
01:09:32 I've only got four pounds.
01:16:28 You're keeping a lady waiting.
01:19:24 Ah. Beauty, beauty!
01:23:21 That, sir, is the Kolongali Diamond.
01:26:03 …and the Law on the beat passes the east side of the building
01:28:57 Yes. Nosher told me that you were a bit of a humourist.
01:31:56 -Ernest, I want to… -Well if it makes you happy…
01:34:17 So let's all go to the museum and get knocked off.
01:38:20 It's a tricky one.
01:45:34 This is a cupboard!
Cast & Characters
Charlie Drake
Ernest Wright
George Sanders
Guv'nor
Dennis Price
Grantley
Nyree Dawn Porter
Muriel
Eddie Byrne
Johnny Domino
Finlay Currie
Feathers
Percy Herbert
Nosher
Geoffrey Keen
Magistrate
George A. Cooper
Fred
Christopher Rhodes
Mr. King
Patrick Cargill
Museum Guide
Norman Bird
Policeman
Neil McCarthy
Van Gogh
Jack Rodney
Tojo
Ronnie Barker
Yossle
Wanda Ventham
Sandra
Jerold Wells
Chief Prison Officer
Richard Leech
Detective Sergeant
Richard Shaw
Moke
Tutte Lemkow
Choreographer
Terry Brooks
Willie
Sheila Holt
Apache Dancer
Tom Gillis
Apache Dancer
Chris Adcock
Prisoner (uncredited)
Jack Armstrong
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Arrow
Museum Visitor (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Domino's Henchman (uncredited)
Edward Cast
Prison Officer (uncredited)
Carol Cleveland
Pirate (uncredited)
Noel Coleman
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Jack Dearlove
Waiter (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
Shopper in Market (uncredited)
Imogen Hassall
Guv'nor's Secretary (uncredited)
Bob Head
Convict (uncredited)
Ned Hood
Shopper in Market (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Club Patron (uncredited)
Frank Maher
(uncredited)
Roger Maxwell
Magistrate (uncredited)
Richard Neller
Museum Visitor (uncredited)
James Payne
Man in Prison (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,265
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line01:45:34
Production Record
DirectorPeter Graham Scott
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes47
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