The Crime of the Century (1933 film)

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.

The Crime of the Century
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Screenplay byFlorence Ryerson
Brian Marlow
Based onFrom the play.
('The Grootman Case') by
Walter Maria Espe
Produced byB. P. Schulberg
StarringJean Hersholt
Wynne Gibson
Stuart Erwin
Frances Dee
CinematographyDavid Abel
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 18, 1933 (1933-02-18)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A bank official, whom a doctor had earlier hypnotized to obtain money from the bank's vault, is found murdered.

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