The Crime of Doctor Crespi

"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

as Dr. Andre Crespi

Dwight Frye

as Dr. Thomas

Paul Guilfoyle

as Dr. John Arnold

Geraldine Kay

as Nurse Rexford

Harriet Russell

as Estelle Gorham Ross

Jean Brooks

as Nurse Gordon (as Jeanne Kelly)

John Bohn

as Dr. Stephen Ross

Patsy Berlin

as Jeanne Ross, child

Dean Raymond

as The Minister

Joe Verdi

as Mr. D'Angelo

Laura Bullivant

Crew

John H. Auer

Director

Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story

Fred Carlton Ryle

Makeup Artist

Larry Williams

Director of Photography

Leonard Wheeler

Editor

William Saulter

Art Direction

John H. Auer

Producer

Clarence R. Wall

Sound Recordist

Lou Goldberg

Screenplay

John H. Auer

Screenplay

Edward Olmstead

Screenplay