---
title: 'There Was a Crooked Man (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stuart Burge'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/there-was-a-crooked-man-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054379/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# There Was a Crooked Man (1960)

1960 · 107 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

There Was a Crooked Man is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Stuart Burge and starring Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank, Reginald Beckwith and Susannah York. It is based on the James Bridie play The Golden Legend of Schults. The film was one of two independent films in which Wisdom appeared in an effort to extend his range, as British audiences strongly identified him with his Gump character.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stuart Burge](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-burge)
- **Screenplay:** [James Bridie](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-bridie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kenneth V. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-v-jones)
- **Producer:** [John Bryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bryan), [Albert Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-fennell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Ibbetson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-ibbetson)
- **Editor:** [Peter R. Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-r-hunt)

## Cast

- [Andrew Cruickshank](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-cruickshank)
- [Norman Wisdom](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-wisdom)
- [Alfred Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-marks)

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