Crack-Up (1936)
- Directed by
- Malcolm St. Clair
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A bumbling aircraft enthusiast secretly works as a ruthless spy trying to steal blueprints for a new trans-Atlantic plane. He competes with a disgruntled pilot who feels cheated by his own company.
tensesuspensefulfast-paceddarkly comicquirkymanipulativegrittyunpredictable
What happens
Crack-Up is a 1936 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Peter Lorre plays a harmless, half-addled aircraft enthusiast who is actually a ruthless spy desperate to get his hands on the blueprints for an experimental aircraft for a trans-Atlantic flight. He faces off against Ace Martin, played by Brian Donlevy, the pilot of the aircraft, whose motives are spurred by feeling cheated by his own company. The supporting cast includes Helen Wood, Ralph Morgan and Thomas Beck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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