Crime Without Passion (1934)

Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi.

Directors:

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Writers:

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur,

Stars:

Claude Rains, Margo, Whitney Bourne

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claude Rains	...	Lee Gentry
Margo	...	Carmen Brown
Whitney Bourne	...	Katy Costello
Stanley Ridges	...	Eddie White
Leslie Adams	...	State's Attorney O'Brien
Charles Kennedy	...	Police Lt. Norton
Paula Trueman	...	Buster Malloy
Esther Dale	...	Miss Keeley
Greta Granstedt	...	Della
Fuller Mellish	...	Judge
Bobby Duncan Troupe	...	Ensemble

Storyline

Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | murder

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Taglines:

He had tired of her - and for that he was sorry! He was tied to her - and for that he hated her!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crime Sem Paixão

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hecht-MacArthur Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Wide Range)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

User Reviews

Don't miss the beginning...or the end.

Beginning with an incredible sequence of the furies, this film about a successful attorney who believes he is far superior to the rest of mankind is a tour de force for the amazing Claude Rains. Very much an early 30's film with those wonderful Freudian overtones. (Margo, the dancer who plays Rains' mistress, was married to Eddie Albert, "Green Acres" and is the mother of Edward Albert, "Butterflies are Free".)