The Crime of the Century (1933 film)
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The Crime of the Century is a 1933 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by William Beaudine and featuring a star-studded cast including Jean Hersholt, Wynne Gibson, Stuart Erwin, Frances Dee, and David Landau.
The Crime of the Century | |
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Screenplay by | Florence Ryerson Brian Marlow |
Based on | From the play. ('The Grootman Case') by Walter Maria Espe |
Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
Starring | Jean Hersholt Wynne Gibson Stuart Erwin Frances Dee |
Cinematography | David Abel |
Color process | Black and white |
Production | Paramount Pictures |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
A bank official, whom a doctor had earlier hypnotized to obtain money from the bank's vault, is found murdered.
Cast
- Jean Hersholt as Dr. Emil Brandt
- Wynne Gibson as Freda Brandt
- Stuart Erwin as Dan McKee
- Frances Dee as Doris Brandt
- Gordon Westcott as Gilbert Reid
- Robert Elliott as Police Capt. Timothy Riley
- David Landau as Police Lt. Frank Martin
- William Janney as Jim Brandt
- Bodil Rosing as Hilda Ericson - Maid
- Torben Meyer as Eric Ericson - Butler
- Samuel S. Hinds as Philip Ames
External links
- The Crime of the Century at IMDb
- The Crime of the Century at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Crime of the Century at the TCM Movie Database
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