---
title: 'Journal of a Crime (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Keighley'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/journal-of-a-crime-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025333/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Journal of a Crime (1934)

1934 · 65 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Journal of a Crime is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film produced by First National Pictures. It was directed by William Keighley and stars Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou and Claire Dodd. The film is a remake of the 1933 French film Une vie perdue, written by Jacques Deval.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Keighley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-keighley)
- **Screenplay:** [F. Hugh Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-hugh-herbert)

## Cast

- [Elsa Janssen](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-janssen)
- [Ruth Chatterton](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-chatterton)
- [Claire Dodd](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-dodd)
- [Claire McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-mcdowell)
- [Walter Pidgeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-pidgeon)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Paul Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-panzer)
- [Jane Darwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-darwell)
- [Henry Kolker](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-kolker)
- [Phillip Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-reed)
- [Sidney D'Albrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-d-albrook)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)
- [Noel Madison](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-madison)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)

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