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The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935) Plot Summary Explained

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1935 · 59 mins · English
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Directed by
John H. Auer
Starring
Paul Guilfoyle, Dwight Frye, Erich von Stroheim, Jean Brooks, John Bohn, Harriet Russell

Building on the legacy of Frankenstein, the deranged Dr. Crespi creates a serum that drives anyone injected into a catatonic, motionless state. He then uses this drug to immobilize his foes, burying them alive while they remain conscious, turning his laboratory into a macabre graveyard.

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