There Was a Crooked Man (film)
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This article is about the 1960 British film. For the 1970 western, see There Was a Crooked Man....
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| Directed by | Stuart Burge |
| Produced by | John Bryan Albert Fennell |
| Written by | James Bridie (play) Reuben Ship (script) |
| Starring | Norman Wisdom Alfred Marks Andrew Cruickshank |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
There Was a Crooked Man is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Stuart Burge. It starred Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank, Reginald Beckwith, and Susannah York. This is the only Norman Wisdom film that has not had a television viewing or released on video/DVD. However, according to this page, https://sites.google.com/site/ukchristmastv/itv1965, it was shown in the then ATV region on Christmas Sunday in 1965. It was briefly shown in UK cinemas on general release in 1960 before being withdrawn, due to an ownership dispute.
Synopsis [edit]
A naive explosives expert is tricked into working for a criminal gang. The title is taken from the poem There Was a Crooked Man.
Cast [edit]
- Norman Wisdom as Davy Cooper
- Alfred Marks as Adolf Carter
- Andrew Cruickshank as McKillup
- Reginald Beckwith as Station Master
- Susannah York as Ellen
- Jean Clarke as Freda
- Timothy Bateson as Flash Dan
- Paul Whitsun-Jones as Restaurant Gentleman
- Fred Griffiths as Taxi Driver
- Ann Hefferman as Hospital Sister
- Rosalind Knight as Nurse
- Reed De Rouen as Dutchman
- Brian Oulton as Ashton
- Glyn Houston as Smoking Machinist
- Percy Herbert as Prison Warden
- Edna Petrie as Woman at Assembly Hall
- Jack May as Police Sergeant
- Ronald Fraser as General Cummins
- Ed Devereaux as American Colonel
- Sam Kydd as Foreman
- Redmond Phillips as Padre
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