The Crime of the Century
He Couldn't Stop Himself from Committing the Crime of the Century
1933 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | William Beaudine |
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| Writer: | Brian Marlow, Florence Ryerson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 18, 1933 |
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| Director: | William Beaudine |
| Writer: | Brian Marlow, Florence Ryerson |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | infidelity, amateur detective, hypnosis, lover, psychiatrist, button, pre-code, frame up, police reporter, badge, lies, unfaithful wife, father and daughter, family estrangement, alienist |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Pat McKee | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Man at Police Station (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Abel | Director of Photography |
| Brian Marlow | Screenplay |
| Jane Loring | Editor |
| William Beaudine | Director |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Florence Ryerson | Screenplay |
| Walter Maria Espe | Theatre Play |
| James King | Assistant Camera |
| Ernest Laszlo | Additional Camera |
| Earl Crowley | Still Photographer |
| Philip Wisdom | Sound |
| Name | Title |
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| B.P. Schulberg | Producer |
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