The Crime of Doctor Crespi

"It Starts Where "Frankenstein" Left Off!"

Sep 24 1935 Approved 1h 3m
Crime, Horror, Mystery

A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in anyone who gets the injection. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, in order to bury them alive.

Plot

Dr. Crespi has a festering hatred for Dr. Stephen Ross, the man who married his ex-sweetheart. Ross must undergo surgery and Crespi, sensing an opportunity, seizes it. Ross "appears" to die but Crespi has given him a drug that places the victim in a trance-like state, but leaves him in possession of his senses. Crespi attends the premature burial of his hated colleague. Dr. John Arnold has his suspicions and calls on Dr. Thomas to to help him. They exhume the body and find Ross alive, albeit now a terrified, ghostly figure given to stalking the hospital corridors.

Written by

John H. Auer, Edgar Allan Poe, Lou Goldberg

Directed by

John H. Auer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Republic Pictures, Liberty Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
451
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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