Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Crackerjack (1938)

Crackerjack poster
Directed by
Albert de Courville
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A smooth-talking con artist uses disguises and clever tricks to pull off a series of heists. A detective tries to catch him as the chase moves through high-society settings.

breezylightheartedcomicplayfulwittylivelyfast-paced

What happens

Crackerjack (U.S. title: Man With 100 Faces) is a 1938 British comedy crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Tom Walls, Lilli Palmer, and Noel Madison. It was written by A.R. Rawlinson from an adaptation by Basil Mason of the 1938 novel Man With 100 Faces by W.B.N. Ferguson. It was made at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by Walter Murton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?