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The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935)

It Starts Where "Frankenstein" Left Off!

Genre : Crime, Horror, Mystery

Runtime : 59M

Director : John H. Auer
Writer : Edward Olmstead, John H. Auer, Lou Goldberg

Synopsis

A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in anyone who gets the injection. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, in order to bury them alive.

Actors

Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
Dr. Andre Crespi
Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Dr. Thomas
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
Dr. John Arnold
Geraldine Kay
Geraldine Kay
Nurse Rexford
Harriet Russell
Harriet Russell
Estelle Gorham Ross
Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks
Nurse Gordon (as Jeanne Kelly)
John Bohn
John Bohn
Dr. Stephen Ross
Patsy Berlin
Patsy Berlin
Jeanne Ross, child
Dean Raymond
Dean Raymond
The Minister
Joe Verdi
Joe Verdi
Mr. D'Angelo
Laura Bullivant
Laura Bullivant

Crews

John H. Auer
John H. Auer
Director
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story
Edward Olmstead
Edward Olmstead
Screenplay
John H. Auer
John H. Auer
Screenplay
Lou Goldberg
Lou Goldberg
Screenplay
John H. Auer
John H. Auer
Producer
Larry Williams
Larry Williams
Director of Photography
Leonard Wheeler
Leonard Wheeler
Editor
William Saulter
William Saulter
Art Direction
Fred Carlton Ryle
Fred Carlton Ryle
Makeup Artist
Clarence R. Wall
Clarence R. Wall
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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