The Crime of the Century (1933 film)

The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century
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
Release date	February 18, 1933;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

Production

As of mid October 1932, the scenario was reportedly still being written by Endre Bohem and Florence Ryerson^[1] and filming was scheduled to begin November 16, 1932,^[2] though by December filming still had not started.^[3]

References

↑ "A LITTLE from "LOTS"". The Film Daily. 60 (81): 6. October 17, 1932 – via Internet Archive.
↑ "Beaudine on 'Grootman'". Variety. 108 (6): 6. October 18, 1932 – via Internet Archive.
↑ "Par Starting 12 Pix In December, January". Variety. 108 (13): 4. December 6, 1932 – via Internet Archive.

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 (archived)

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[1] "A LITTLE from "LOTS"". The Film Daily. 60 (81): 6. October 17, 1932 – via Internet Archive.

[2] "Beaudine on 'Grootman'". Variety. 108 (6): 6. October 18, 1932 – via Internet Archive.

[3] "Par Starting 12 Pix In December, January". Variety. 108 (13): 4. December 6, 1932 – via Internet Archive.

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