The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
- Original title
- The Crime of Doctor Crespi
- Directed by
- John H. Auer
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A doctor injects a man with a drug that causes a deathlike coma as part of a personal revenge scheme. The man is buried alive and the doctor watches the aftermath unfold.
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What happens
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". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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