Dr. Crippen (1962 film) Dr. Crippen (1962 film) Dr. Crippen is a 1962 British biographical film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Donald Pleasence, Coral Browne and Samantha Eggar. The film's plot concerns the real-life Edwardian doctor Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in 1910 for the murder of his wife. The cinematography was provided by Nicolas Roeg. The film ostensibly covers Crippen’s trial but the story is fleshed out with flashbacks to the doctor’s relationship with his coarse, overbearing wife and his affair with a young mistress. Bosley Crowther in "The New York Times" wrote, "well, one must give good scores to Mr.
Katie Crippen Katie Crippen Catherine "Katie" Crippen (November 17, 1895 – November 25, 1929), also billed as Little Katie Crippen or Ella White, was an African-American entertainer and singer. Crippen was born in Philadelphia. She performed at Edmond's Cellar in New York City about 1920. In 1921, she recorded four sides for Black Swan Records in the classic female blues style under her name and one under the pseudonym of Ella White, accompanied by Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. She toured in 1922–23 as the star of a revue, "Liza and Her Shuffling Sextet", which included Fats Waller. She subsequently formed a revue, "Katie