Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 13m

The Crime Doctor

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Director
John S. Robertson
Cast
Otto Kruger as Dan Gifford Karen Morley as Andra Nils Asther as Gary Patten Judith Wood as Blanche Flynn William Frawley as Fraser Donald Crisp as Mr. Anthony, District Attorney
Crew
Lucien N. Andriot — Director of Photography William Hamilton — Editor Jane Murfin — Screenplay Israel Zangwill — Story
Tagline

He couldn't stand their happiness... So he planned the perfect crime!

Synopsis

When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect murder--and pins the crime on his wife's boyfriend so well that the man is convicted of the murder.

Mood & Themes
infidelityjealousywifeinsanitysmokingdeceptiontensionfalse accusationsangerpre-coderetributionframed for murder
Key Collaborators
John S. Robertson Director Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography William Hamilton Editor Jane Murfin Screenplay Israel Zangwill Story
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