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In this RKO 1946 episode we discuss Crack-Up\xa0(directed by Irving Reis), an eerie noir with a couple of great Expressionist set pieces. Pat O'Brien oozes vulnerability as a WWII vet and populist art critic who has to find out who's trying to make him look, or go, insane; Claire Trevor plays the love interest who's trying to help him (or is she?). Oh yeah, and we also watched\xa0Step By Step\xa0(directed by Phil Rosen), a goofy spy drama in which Lawrence Tierney gets to play a nice guy for once. Remember this episode when we watch Tierney and Trevor at their nastiest in\xa0Born to Kill, coming soon!

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Time Codes:

0h 00m 35s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 STEP BY STEP [dir. Phil Rosen]

0h 17m 09s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 CRACK-UP [dir. Irving Reis]

Studio Film Capsules provided by The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell & Vernon Harbin

Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joe W. Finler \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0

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