Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer Carmen Brown. When he wants to end the dalliance with Carmen, she is so distraught that she becomes suicidal. Seizing the gun from Carmen, he accidentally shoots her, and thinking she's dead, concocts a series of increasingly outlandish alibis to cover his tracks under the guidance of a ghostly apparition that is his alter ego.
A smooth-talking lawyer, Lee Gentry, finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of deception. After the suicide of a young woman he was involved with, Gentry attempts to destroy incriminating evidence before it can be discovered. However, his efforts are complicated by a persistent detective and his own inner turmoil.
Upon its release, 'Crime Without Passion' was recognized for its stylish direction and suspenseful atmosphere, marking an early example of the film noir genre. Claude Rains' performance as the morally ambiguous protagonist was particularly praised, contributing to the film's critical acclaim as a sophisticated thriller.
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The film was an independent production, financed by the directors themselves, and was released by a small distribution company, Paralta Plays, Inc.
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