The Crime of the Century
DirectorWilliam Beaudine
“He Couldn't Stop Himself from Committing the Crime of the Century”
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.
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Cast
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)
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