The Crime of the Century

  • Crime
  • Mystery
2/18/1933
74
NR

He Couldn't Stop Himself from Committing the Crime of the Century

Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.

Director:
William Beaudine
Writers:
Brian Marlow
Florence Ryerson
    • infidelity
    • suicide
    • amateur detective
    • lover
    • hypnosis
    • murder
    • psychiatrist
    • bank robbery
    • button
    • pre-code
    • police investigation
    • frame up
    • police reporter
    • badge
    • lies
    • unfaithful wife
    • father and daughter
    • family estrangement
    • alienist

    Cast

    • Jean Hersholt
      Dr. Emil Brandt
    • Wynne Gibson
      Mrs. Frieda Brandt
    • Stuart Erwin
      Dan McKee
    • Frances Dee
      Doris Brandt
    • Gordon Westcott
      Gilbert Reid
    • Robert Elliott
      Captain Tim Riley
    • David Landau
      Lieutenant Frank Martin
    • William Janney
      James Brandt
    • Bodil Rosing
      Hilda Ericson
    • Torben Meyer
      Eric Ericson
    • Samuel S. Hinds
      Philip Ames
    • Eddie Baker
      Detective (uncredited)
    • Marion Byron
      Bridge Player (uncredited)
    • Harry Depp
      Police Stenographer (uncredited)
    • Arthur Hohl
      Announcer (uncredited)
    • Isabel Jewell
      Bridge Player (uncredited)

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