The Crime of the Century
He Couldn't Stop Himself from Committing the Crime of the Century
Driven to desperation by his young and extravagent wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has plotted the perfect crime. Now he begs the police to lock him up before he commits murder.
- Genre: Crime, Mystery
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Keyword: infidelity, suicide, amateur detective, lover, hypnosis, murder, psychiatrist, bank robbery, button, pre-code, police investigation, frame up, police reporter, badge, lies, unfaithful wife, father and daughter, family estrangement, alienist
- Cast: Jean Hersholt, Wynne Gibson, Stuart Erwin, Frances Dee, Gordon Westcott, Robert Elliott