Summary
There Was a Crooked Man is a British film comedy first released in 1960,
directed by Stuart Burge.
The film stars Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank, Reginald Beckwith and Susannah York.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Stuart Burge
- Script: James Bridie, Reuben Ship
- Photo: Arthur Ibbetson
- Music: Kenneth V. Jones
- Cast: Norman Wisdom (Davy Cooper), Alfred Marks (Adolf Carter), Andrew Cruickshank (McKillup), Reginald Beckwith (Station Master), Susannah York (Ellen), Jean Clarke (Freda), Timothy Bateson (Flash Dan), Paul Whitsun-Jones (Restaurant Gentleman), Fred Griffiths (Taxi Driver), Ann Hefferman (Hospital Sister), Rosalind Knight (Nurse), Reed De Rouen (Dutchman), Brian Oulton (Ashton), Glyn Houston (Smoking Machinist), Percy Herbert (Prison Warden), Edna Petrie (Woman at Assembly Hall), Jack May (Police Sergeant), Ronald Fraser (Gen. Cummins), Ed Devereaux (American Colonel), Sam Kydd (Foreman), Redmond Phillips (Padre), John Barrard, Eddie Boyce, Fred Haggerty, William Hutt, John Kidd, Totti Truman Taylor (Woman in a taxi), Mary Mitchell (Voice Over)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 107 min; B&W
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