The Crime of Dr. Crespi

The Crime of Dr. Crespi is a 1935 film a crazed scientist who 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.
 * Directed by John H. Auer. Written by Lou Goldberg, based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

SCREEN'S SUPER-THRILLER...AN EPIC OF HORROR! (taglines)

Taglines

 * SCREEN'S SUPER-THRILLER...AN EPIC OF HORROR!
 * It Starts Where "Frankenstein" Left Off!

Cast

 * Erich von Stroheim — Dr. Andre Crespi
 * Harriet Russell — Estelle Gorham Ross
 * Dwight Frye — Dr. Thomas
 * Paul Guilfoyle — Dr. John Arnold