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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.

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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 (1933-02-18)
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 American Film Institute Catalog
• The Crime of the Century at the TCM Movie Database

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