The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935)

Director
John H. Auer

Main cast
Erich von Stroheim; Harriet Russell; Dwight Frye; Paul Guilfoyle; John Bohn

Genres
Crime, Horror, Mystery

Description
A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in whoever it is injected into. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, so that he can bury them alive.


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