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The Crime of Doctor Crespi: Directed by John H. Auer. With Erich von Stroheim, Harriet Russell, Dwight Frye, Paul Guilfoyle. A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in whoever it is injected into. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, so that he can bury them alive.
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- Crime, Horror, Mystery
- John H. Auer
- 1935-09-24
The Crime of Dr. Crespi is a 1935 American horror film starring Erich von Stroheim, Paul Guilfoyle, Jeanne Kelly, Dwight Frye, Harriet Russell, and John Bohn. It was released by Republic Pictures. The movie was filmed at Biograph Studios in The Bronx, New York and is loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story, "The Premature Burial".
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- John H. Auer
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- Laura Bullivant
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A peculiar specimen of the suspense/horror genre of the mid-1930s, John H. Auer’s Crime of Dr. Crespi, made for Republic Pictures, features a mad world-famous surgeon, a spooky, shadow-laden hospital and a fiendish plot so horrific it inspired George Sluizer’s 1980s super-disturbing horror flick Spoorloos. Oh, and Renfield (Dwight Frye at ...
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- Liberty Pictures, Republic Pictures
- John H. Auer
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1935. Crime. 1h 3m. A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in whoever it is injected into. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, so that he can bury them alive. The Crime of Doctor Crespi is available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.