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Crackerjack

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.

Top Cast

  • Tom Walls

    Tom Walls

    Jack Drake

  • Lilli Palmer

    Lilli Palmer

    Baroness Von Haltz

  • Noel Madison

    Noel Madison

    Sculpie

  • Leon M. Lion

    Leon M. Lion

    Hambro Golding

  • Edmund Breon

    Edmund Breon

    Tony Davenport

  • Jack Lester

    Jack Lester

    Boyne

  • Charles Heslop

    Charles Heslop

    Burdge

  • H.G. Stoker

    H.G. Stoker

    Supt. Benting

  • Henry B. Longhurst

    Henry B. Longhurst

    Insp. Lunt

Overview

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.

Rating

6.1 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 20, 2022

    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 adopts 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.

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