The Cracksman (1963)

Charlie Drake: Ernest Wright

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Quotes 

• [Grantley has tricked Ernest to break into a house and has then left Ernest watching "The Concrete Jungle" on television. The film scene shows a safe-cracker using gelignite to open a safe, and then the police arriving and arresting him. As this happens, the police arrive in real life and arrest Ernest] 

  Ernest Wright : I've heard of live television, but this is ridiculous.

• [Ernest tries to console Sandra after she tearfully tells him her story about the parcel in the safe] 

  Sandra : I can't think why I'm telling you all this. You're a complete stranger.

  Ernest Wright : That's all right. Sometimes it does you good to get a thing like that off your ch...

  [being short, Ernest is roughly at the level of Sandra's breasts and he can't help looking at them] 

  Ernest Wright : ...off your mind.