CRACK-UP (1946), a somewhat confusing yet also very enjoyable RKO film noir, will be released on Blu-ray next week by the Warner Archive Collection.I first saw this film via the Warner Archive DVD a decade ago. Both then and now I found the film not completely successful, yet despite that I still like it very much. It has a great cast, wonderful atmosphere, and some snappy dialogue to offset a sometimes murky plot.As the movie begins, art expert George Steele (Pat O'Brien) staggers into a museum, seemingly drunk, having a breakdown, or both. He claims he's been in a horrific train wreck, but Detective Cochrane (Wallace Ford) says no train wrecks have been reported...Despite his violent arrival at the museum, George is allowed to go home thanks to Traybin (Herbert Marshall), a British art expert who happens to be present; Traybin convinces the police that letting George go home would be the best thing for all involved.George quickly begins piecing together what actually happened to…
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