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Dr. Crippen

The crime of the century! Was he really guilty?

Feb. 14, 1964

01:38:00

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Genres: Crime, Drama, History

Overview:

The real-life story of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in London in 1910 for poisoning his wife so he could be with his young lover. But was he truly guilty of murder?

Description

Crippen is portrayed as a downtrodden cuckold continually humiliated by his coarse, overbearing wife. There is a strong suggestion in the story that he may have been innocent of murder, possibly killing his wife by accident, and that his younger mistress Ethel Le Neve is completely ignorant of the killing. The plot ostensibly covers Crippen's trial but the story is fleshed out with flashbacks to the doctor's relationship with his wife and his affair.

Director: Robert Lynn

Writer: Leigh Vance

Cast: James Robertson Justice Donald Pleasence Donald Wolfit Coral Browne Samantha Eggar Geoffrey Toone Douglas Bradley-Smith Olga Lindo Elspeth March Paul Carpenter John Arnatt

Genres: Crime Drama History