Crime Of Dr. Crespi

Erich Von Stroheim, Paul Guilfoyle, Dwight Frye, Geraldine Kay, Harriet Russell.

64 mins B&W 1935

Brilliant, crazy surgeon (Stroheim) develops a powerful sedative which produces a death-like state. When the man who stole Stroheim's girlfriend is admitted to the Emergency Room, it's a grand opportunity to test the serum, and get a little revenge. Written and Produced by John H. Auer. Based on Poe's ^The Premature Burial^. Dir. John H. Auer