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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.4 / 100
1934·Crime / Drama·1h 10m

CRIME WITHOUT PASSION

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.

Above the Line
Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur·DirectorBen Hecht·ScreenplayCharles MacArthur·ScreenplayLee Garmes·Director of PhotographyFrank Tours·Original Music ComposerArthur Ellis·Editor
Cast
Claude Rains·Lee GentryMargo·Carmen BrownWhitney Bourne·Katy CostelloStanley Ridges·Eddie WhiteLeslie Adams·State's Attorney O'BrienDorothy Bradshaw·Jury Member (uncredited)Fanny Brice·Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)Jack Carr·Defendant (uncredited)Esther Dale·Miss Keeley (uncredited)Fraye Gilbert·Jury Member (uncredited)
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 3
Ben Hecht·DirectorCharles MacArthur·DirectorLee Garmes·Director
Writing· 4
Ben Hecht·ScreenplayCharles MacArthur·ScreenplayBen Hecht·StoryJames L. Shute·Writers' Assistant
Camera· 1
Lee Garmes·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Arthur Ellis·EditorSlavko Vorkapich·Editorial Services
Sound & Music· 4
Frank Tours·Original Music ComposerOscar Levant·Additional MusicJoseph I. Kane·Sound RecordistFrank Tours·Music Arranger
Art & Design· 1
Albert Johnson·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Ben Hecht·ProducerCharles MacArthur·ProducerArthur Rosson·General Manager
Other Departments· 3
Leslie Bain·Special EffectsSlavko Vorkapich·Special EffectsMickey King·Choreographer
By the Numbers
62.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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0
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