Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.
Directed by William Beaudine
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
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Emil Brandt
Wynne Gibson
Mrs. Frieda Brandt
Stuart Erwin
Dan McKee
Frances Dee
Doris Brandt
Gordon Westcott
Gilbert Reid
Robert Elliott
Captain Tim Riley
David Landau
Lieutenant Frank Martin
William Janney
James Brandt
Bodil Rosing
Hilda Ericson
Torben Meyer
Eric Ericson
Samuel S. Hinds
Philip Ames
Eddie Baker
Detective (uncredited)
Crew
William Beaudine
Director
Florence Ryerson
Screenplay
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Ernest Laszlo
Additional Camera
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
bailey
7.0★ · 04/15/26
one minute of reflection is genius. why stop there? next i will make a murder mystery that has a 20 minute socratic seminar debate
one minute of reflection is genius. why stop there? next i will make a murder mystery that has a 20 minute socratic seminar debate
Vincenzo
7.0★ · 04/14/26
Best movie I've ever pre-gamed. Thank you New Bev you made this fun.
Best movie I've ever pre-gamed. Thank you New Bev you made this fun.
