The Crime of the Century

6.3

74 minutes

2/18/1933

Overview

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.

Cast List

Jean Hersholt
as Dr. Emil Brandt
Wynne Gibson
as Mrs. Frieda Brandt
Stuart Erwin
as Dan McKee
Frances Dee
as Doris Brandt
Gordon Westcott
as Gilbert Reid
Robert Elliott
as Captain Tim Riley
David Landau
as Lieutenant Frank Martin
William Janney
as James Brandt
Bodil Rosing
as Hilda Ericson
Torben Meyer
as Eric Ericson
Samuel S. Hinds
as Philip Ames
Eddie Baker
as Detective (uncredited)
Marion Byron
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Harry Depp
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
as Announcer (uncredited)
Isabel Jewell
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Pat McKee
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Man at Police Station (uncredited)