The Crime of Doctor Crespi

59m
CrimeHorrorMystery
4.7

A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in anyone who gets the injection. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, in order to bury them alive.

Cast

Erich von Stroheim
Dr. Andre Crespi
Dwight Frye
Dr. Thomas
Paul Guilfoyle
Dr. John Arnold
Geraldine Kay
Nurse Rexford
Harriet Russell
Estelle Gorham Ross
Jean Brooks
Nurse Gordon (as Jeanne Kelly)
John Bohn
Dr. Stephen Ross
Patsy Berlin
Jeanne Ross, child
Dean Raymond
The Minister
Joe Verdi
Mr. D'Angelo
Laura Bullivant
Unknown

Crew

John H. Auer
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Lou Goldberg
Screenplay
Edward Olmstead
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Leonard Wheeler
Editor
Larry Williams
Director of Photography
Fred Carlton Ryle
Makeup Artist
Clarence R. Wall
Sound Recordist
William Saulter
Art Direction

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