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The Crime of the Century (1933 film) 
Summary
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.
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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 company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A bank official, whom a doctor had earlier hypnotized to obtain money from the bank's vault, is found murdered.
Cast edit
- 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 edit
- The Crime of the Century at IMDb
- The Crime of the Century at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Crime of the Century at the TCM Movie Database
