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The Crime of Dr. Crespi

1935 film by John H. Auer
Movie film Q950164
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The Crime of Dr. Crespi

Summary

The Crime of Dr. Crespi is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi was directed by John H. Auer[4].
  • John H. Auer wrote the screenplay for The Crime of Dr. Crespi[5].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's genre is horror film[6].
  • A cast member of The Crime of Dr. Crespi was Erich von Stroheim[7].
  • A cast member of The Crime of Dr. Crespi was Dwight Frye[8].
  • A cast member of The Crime of Dr. Crespi was Jean Brooks[9].
  • A cast member of The Crime of Dr. Crespi was Paul Guilfoyle[10].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi was produced by John H. Auer[11].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's director of photography is recorded as Larry Williams[12].
  • The original language of The Crime of Dr. Crespi was English[13].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's color is recorded as color[14].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi was published on January 1, 1935[16].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's distributed by is recorded as Republic Pictures[17].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Crime of Dr. Crespi'}[18].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's after a work by is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[19].
  • The Crime of Dr. Crespi's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+63'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

The Crime of Dr. Crespi was produced by John H. Auer[11]. It was directed by John H. Auer[4]. John H. Auer wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Erich von Stroheim[7], Dwight Frye[8], Jean Brooks[9], and Paul Guilfoyle[10].

Publication

The Crime of Dr. Crespi was released on January 1, 1935[16]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is horror film[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Crime of Dr. Crespi's after a work by is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[19].

Why It Matters

The Crime of Dr. Crespi ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Edgar Allan Poe Erich von Stroheim film United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 177996
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 265436
    Producer → John H. Auer
    Publication date → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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