The Perfect Crime
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Bert Glennon
Director
Clive Brook
Benson
Irene Rich
Stella
Ethel Wales
Mrs. Frisbie
Carroll Nye
Trevor
Gladys Mcconnell
Mrs. Trevor
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
New York showing: 4 Aug 1928
Production Company
FBO Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill (New York, 1895).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Sound
Mono (RCA Photophone System) (talking sequences), Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,331ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Benson, the world's leading criminologist, is disappointed in love and becomes a recluse, obsessed with the idea of the "perfect crime." He finally gives in to his unholy impulses and murders Frisbie, leaving behind no clues. Stella, the woman who jilted Benson, then comes back to him, and he at last sees the chance to find happiness and fulfillment. Something arises to upset his plans, however: Trevor, a young married man who once lived with Frisbie, is accused of the murder on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to die. Stricken by conscience, Benson confesses to the crime, freeing Trevor and sealing his own doom. It all turns out to be a dream, however, and Benson awakens a wiser man.
Director
Bert Glennon
Director
Cast
Clive Brook
Benson
Irene Rich
Stella
Ethel Wales
Mrs. Frisbie
Carroll Nye
Trevor
Gladys Mcconnell
Mrs. Trevor
Edmund Breese
Wilmot
James Farley
Jones
Phil Gastrock
Butler
Tully Marshall
Frisbie
Jane La Verne
Trevor baby
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
New York showing: 4 Aug 1928
Production Company
FBO Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill (New York, 1895).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Sound
Mono (RCA Photophone System) (talking sequences), Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6,331ft
(7 reels)
