The Crime of the Century (1933)

6.7/10 74 min Crime Mystery

Overview

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.

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)

Fred Kelsey

Police Guard (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Man at Police Station (uncredited)

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