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Calling Philo Vance

NR
CrimeMystery
5.8/10(11 ratings)

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. He grabs the plans with Archer's signature, but is captured by police before he can escape. Deported he comes back to America and plans to confront Archer, but Archer is found dead in his locked bedroom with a gun in his hand. While it looks like a suicide, Vance knows better and the coroner finds that Archer has been shot, hit with a blunt instrument and stabbed - making suicide unlikely. But Vance is on the case and is looking to see if government secrets have been sold and who has murdered Coe. This is a remake of "The Kennel Murder Case" using aircraft designs and espionage instead of Chinese porcelain and dog shows.

02-03-1940
1h 2m
Calling Philo Vance
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Main Cast

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Philo Vance

Hilda Lake

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Markham

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Ryan

Doris Delafield

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Tom McDonald

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Philip Wrede

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
William Clemens
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Key Crew

Art Direction:
Ted Smith
Novel:
S.S. Van Dine
Screenplay:
Tom Reed
Director:
William Clemens

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en