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Title:

The crime of the century / director, William Beaudine.

Publisher:

Kino Lorber Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Murder--Drama.
Hypnotists--Drama.
Reporters and reporting--Drama.
Crime--Drama.
Hypnotists.
Murder.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Crime films.
Films de détective.

Other Authors:

Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
Beaudine, William, 1892-1970, film director.
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, actor.
Gibson, Wynne, 1898-1987, actor.
Erwin, Stuart, 1903-1967, actor.
Dee, Frances, 1907-2004, actor.
Westcott, Gordon, 1903-1935, actor.
Elliot, Robert, 1879-1951, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Espe, Walter M. (Walter Maria). Der Fall Grootman.

Other Titles:

Container of (work) : Crime of the century (Motion picture : 1933).

Notes:

Jean Hersholt, Wynne Gibson, Frances Dee, Stuart Erwin, Gordon Westcott, Robert Elliott. Title from sell sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1933. Based on a play by Walter Maria Espe. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: New audio commentaries by Lee Gambin and Elissa McKechnie.

Summary:

Dr. Emil Brandt, a hypnotist who bursts into a police station and confesses to a murder. The only problem is, the murder he's confessed to hasn't happened yet although stolen money and dead bodies soon turn up. A wisecracking reporter tries to unravel the mystery by staying one step ahead of the cops.

Series:

KL studio classics

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1294536461

UPC:

738329257279

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)