Crook and the Cross
Overview
With the help of God, the loveable safecracker Paul Wittkowski – aka “Cracker-Paulie” – manages to escape the clutches of the cops. He dresses up as a priest and ends up in a village, whose pastor is in dispute with an influential businessman. To help the pastor and a young widow, Paulie has to use his own special abilities. This work leads him back to the path of righteousness. He contacts the police and, after serving his time, starts a new life with the widow.
Cast

Gert Fröbe
Paul Wittkowski

Karlheinz Böhm
Father Steiner

Rudolf Vogel
Anton Baumberger

Ellen Schwiers
Maria Holzmann

Lucie Englisch
Frau Nestle
Manfred Kunst
Peter Holzmann
Barbara Gallauner
Fräulein Mauer

Hans Jürgen Diedrich
Wachtmeister Franke
Toni Treutler
Thérèse Baumberger
Rosemarie Kirstein
Helga Baumberger

Hans Clarin
Karl Schmiedel