Crime Without Passion (1934)
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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Claude RainsLee Gentry
MargoCarmen Brown
Whitney BourneKaty Costello
Stanley RidgesEddie WhiteLeslie AdamsState's Attorney O'BrienDorothy BradshawJury Member (uncredited)
Fanny BriceWoman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Jack CarrDefendant (uncredited)
Esther DaleMiss Keeley (uncredited)Fraye GilbertJury Member (uncredited)
Greta GranstedtDella (uncredited)
Helen HayesWoman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Keywords
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What is Crime Without Passion about?
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.
How long is Crime Without Passion?
Crime Without Passion has a runtime of 70 minutes.