Crack-Up

"Could I KILL ... and not remember?"

Sep 6 1946 Approved 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

Plot

George Steele, art curator at a small museum, has an apparent mental breakdown one night, convinced he was in a train wreck...which never happened. In flashback, shortly after proposing to x-ray some old master paintings the museum has on loan, Steele is called on an unplanned nocturnal train trip. He suddenly sees another train ahead, speeding toward his... Is George indeed cracking up, or is there a plot to discredit him? The mystery grows murky with shadowy menace...

Written by

John Paxton, Ben Bengal, Ray Spencer

Directed by

Irving Reis

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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