

Crime Without Passion
1934-08-30 · 70 min · ★ 5.9
Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer Carmen Brown. When he wants to end the dalliance with Carmen, she is so distraught that she becomes suicidal. Seizing the gun from Carmen, he accidentally shoots her, and thinking she's dead, concocts a series of increasingly outlandish alibis to cover his tracks under the guidance of a ghostly apparition that is his alter ego.
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- Directors
- Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Lee Garmes
- Production companies
- Hecht-MacArthur Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Claude RainsLee Gentry
MargoCarmen Brown
Whitney BourneKaty Costello
Stanley RidgesEddie White
Fanny BriceWoman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Esther DaleMiss Keeley (uncredited)
Greta GranstedtDella (uncredited)
Helen HayesWoman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Ben HechtCourt Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)
Marjorie MainBackstage Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Marion MartinTheatre Cashier (uncredited)
Fuller MellishJudge (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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