Top billed cast

1. 

   William Powell

   Philo Vance

2. 

   Mary Astor

   Hilda Lake

3. 

   Eugene Pallette

   Detective Heath

4. 

   Ralph Morgan

   Raymond Wrede

5. 

   Robert McWade

   District Attorney Markham

6. 

   Robert Barrat

   Archer Coe

7. 

   Frank Conroy

   Brisbane Coe

8. 

   Etienne Girardot

   Dr. Doremus

9. 

   James Lee

   Liang

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13

This is a well above average murder mystery that finds amateur detective "Philo Vance" (William Powell), and his Scots terrier, called in to investigate the curious case of a wealthy man who has apparently shot himself whilst locked in his study. The coroner, however, casts doubt on the simplicity of the suicide theory, and when the man's brother is found dead too - we have a cracking little enigma to solve. There are a few twists and turns as many of the characters seem quite likely suspects and Eugene Pallette ("Detective Heath") adds well to the pace of this quite quirky whodunit as a polic...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• murder
• dog
• pre-code
• dog show
• philo vance