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Crack-UpisdirectedbyIrvingReisandcollectivelywrittenbyJohnPaxton,BenBengalandRaySpencerfromFredricBrown'sstoryMadman'sHoliday.ItstarsPatO'Brien,ClaireTrevor,HerbertMarshall,RayCollins,WallaceFordandDeanHarens.MusicisbyLeighHarlineandcinematographybyRobertDeGrasse.<br/> ArtcuratorGeorgeSteele(O'Brien)believeshehasbeeninatraincrash,buthe'stoldthatnosuchcrashhasoccurred.Ishecrackingup,orthevictimofsomethingsinister?<br/> I'mnottrustinganyonethisweek.<br/> OutofRKO,Crack-Upisanaboveaveragefilmnoirthatisapparentlyunderseen.ItthrustsGeorgeSteeleonacrusadetoproveheisnotlosinghismindandonhiswaytoresidencyatBellevuePsychiatricHospital.Ashetrawlsaroundthecitywithafoggyhead,histhoughtsstillrememberinghisserviceinWWII,hetossesoffsarcasticquipsandevadestrickysituationswithguileandingenuity.Whocanhetrustthough?Ifanybody?<br/> I'mouttamyhead.Idrivearoundincarspickinguppsychopathickillers.<br/> Hisjourneyencompassesanumberoflocationsthatareexpertlybornoutfornoirishpurpose.Smokeysteamtrain,dimlylightedstation,ashipofmanymurkycorners,theharbouraswell,apennyarcadeandofcoursemanydampstreetsatnightthatareripeforconversations;bothhushedandthreatening.WithReis(TheGayFalcon)andDeGrasse(TheBodySnatcher)usingchiaroscuroeffects,theatmosphereissuitablyeerie,dovetailingperfectlywithGeorge'spsychologicallyparanoidfunk.<br/> Aboutassmartascuttingmythroattogetsomefreshair!<br/> Settothebackdropoftheartworld,thenarrativehasanopiniononartstylesandsnobberywhilewrappingtheplotaroundthecrookedlineofforgeries.It'snotwhollysuccessfulfordramaticworthorintrigue,andinfactthevisualpresentationandverygoodperformancesofO'BrienandTrevordeserveamorecohesivestoryandamotiverevelationofthecrimesconsiderablystrongerinsubstance.<br/> However,withitstechnicalattributesmostpositive,someverywellconstructedscenes(thetraincrashsequenceisexcellent)andnoirstaplesinplace(amnesia,shadycharacters,sleuthingfortruthetal),Crack-Upiswellworthcheckingout.
