Colonel Gimpy heads a spy organization trying to get the plans for a new airplane. Test pilot Ace Martin agrees to help.
Is it worth the watch? If you have an hour to kill and want to see 1930s cinema move at light speed, Crack-Up is a total blast. It is for the folks who love snappy dialogue and don't mind when the plot holes start looking like craters. If you need your thrillers to have high-minded themes or logical consistency, you’ll...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Malcolm St. Clair
Maurice Elvey
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have an hour to kill and want to see 1930s cinema move at light speed, Crack-Up is a total blast. It is for the folks who love snappy dialogue and don't mind when the plot holes start looking like craters. If you need your thrillers to have high-minded themes or logical consistency, you’ll probably find this thing annoying. The whole thing feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during a lunch break. I mean that in a good way, mostly. Peter Lorre is the ..."
Gary Breckner
John F. Goodrich, Sam Mintz, Charles Kenyon
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