Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance

1940
1h 2m
5.9

5.9/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date February 3, 1940
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0032299

Cast

James Stephenson
James Stephenson

Philo Vance

Margot Stevenson
Margot Stevenson

Hilda Lake

Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill

Markham

Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy

Ryan

Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley

Doris Delafield

Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes

Tom McDonald

Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas

Philip Wrede

Martin Kosleck
Martin Kosleck

Gamble

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin

Dr. Doremus - Coroner

Edward Raquello
Edward Raquello

Eduardo Grassi

Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale

Du Bois - Fingerprint Man

Harry Strang
Harry Strang

Hennessey - Markham's Assistant

Key Crew

Tom Reed
Screenplay
William Clemens
Director