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The Crime of the Century

6.719331h 14mNRMovieCrimeMystery

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.

DirectorWilliam Beaudine
WritersFlorence Ryerson·Brian Marlow
ProducerB.P. Schulberg

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Cast · Directed by William Beaudine

JHJean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Emil Brandt
WGWynne Gibson
Wynne Gibson
Mrs. Frieda Brandt
SEStuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
Dan McKee
FDFrances Dee
Frances Dee
Doris Brandt
GWGordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott
Gilbert Reid
RERobert Elliott
Robert Elliott
Captain Tim Riley
DLDavid Landau
David Landau
Lieutenant Frank Martin
WJWilliam Janney
William Janney
James Brandt
BRBodil Rosing
Bodil Rosing
Hilda Ericson
TMTorben Meyer
Torben Meyer
Eric Ericson
SHSamuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Philip Ames
EBEddie Baker
Eddie Baker
Detective (uncredited)

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The Crime of the Century hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 8, 1933. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.