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Dr. Crippen   1962         N/R, 98 min. Genre: Drama Director: Robert Lynn   Cast: Donald Pleasence, Coral Browne, Samantha Eggar, James Robertson Justice, Donald Wolfit, Geoffrey Toone, Oliver Johnston, Edward Ogden, Elspeth March, Douglas Bradley-Smith, John Arnatt, Olga Lindo, Betty Bascomb, Paul Carpenter, John Lee   Beginning with the trial and then through flashbacks, this film dramatizes the story of a notorious murder case in which American-born, but living in London, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (Donald Pleasence) killed his wife (Coral Browne), dismembered her body, and buried it in his coal cellar. He was arrested while sailing to Canada with his mistress (Samantha Eggar) and returned to London for his trial and sentencing—all the while protesting his innocence. Cast Donald Pleasence Dr. Hawley Crippen Coral Browne Belle Crippen Samantha Eggar Ethel Le Neve James Robertson Justice Capt. Kendall Donald Wolfit R.D. Muir Geoffrey Toone Mr. Tobin Oliver Johnston Lord Chief Justice Edward Ogden Clerk of the Court Elspeth March Mrs. Jackson Douglas Bradley-Smith Dr. Pepper John Arnatt Chief Insp. Dewe Olga Lindo Clare Arditti Betty Bascomb Mrs. Stratton John Lee Harry