Calling Philo Vance (1940)
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.
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James Stephenson
as Philo Vance
as Philo Vance
Margot Stevenson
as Hilda Lake
as Hilda Lake
Henry O'Neill
as Markham
as Markham
Edward Brophy
as Ryan
as Ryan
Sheila Bromley
as Doris Delafield
as Doris Delafield
Ralph Forbes
as Tom McDonald
as Tom McDonald
Donald Douglas
as Philip Wrede
as Philip Wrede
Martin Kosleck
as Gamble
as Gamble
Jimmy Conlin
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
Edward Raquello
as Eduardo Grassi
as Eduardo Grassi
Creighton Hale
as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
Harry Strang
as Hennessey - Markham's Assistant
as Hennessey - Markham's Assistant
Richard Kipling
as Archer Coe
as Archer Coe
Wedgwood Nowell
as Brisbane Coe
as Brisbane Coe
Bo Ling
as Ling Toy
as Ling Toy
Terry
as MacTavish (uncredited)
as MacTavish (uncredited)
Herbert Anderson
as First Reporter (uncredited)
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Blair
as Hans Snauble (uncredited)
as Hans Snauble (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
Harry Burns
as Capt. Lugo (uncredited)
as Capt. Lugo (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt
as Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
as Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)
Nat Carr
as 2nd Photographer (uncredited)
as 2nd Photographer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
as Markham's Secretary (uncredited)
as Markham's Secretary (uncredited)
Frederick Giermann
as Austrian Sergeant (uncredited)
as Austrian Sergeant (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
as Coroner's Assistant (uncredited)
as Coroner's Assistant (uncredited)
John Harron
as Third Reporter (uncredited)
as Third Reporter (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Hertz (uncredited)
as Hertz (uncredited)
William Hopper
as Clerk at Hotel Nino in Chicago (uncredited)
as Clerk at Hotel Nino in Chicago (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Charles (uncredited)
as Charles (uncredited)
George Irving
as Avery (uncredited)
as Avery (uncredited)
Marion Lessing
as Mrs. Fritz Snauble (uncredited)
as Mrs. Fritz Snauble (uncredited)
Rolf Lindau
as Aeronautics Department Sentry (uncredited)
as Aeronautics Department Sentry (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
George Reeves
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
as Steamship Clerk (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as 4h Reporter (uncredited)
as 4h Reporter (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
as Investigator Snitken (uncredited)
as Investigator Snitken (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
as Nazi Officer at Dock (uncredited)
as Nazi Officer at Dock (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as 2nd Reporter (uncredited)
as 2nd Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Wise
as 1st Photographer (uncredited)
as 1st Photographer (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
as Long-Distance Operator (uncredited)
as Long-Distance Operator (uncredited)
Henry Zynda
as Austrian Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Austrian Lieutenant (uncredited)
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L. William O'Connell
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Louis Lindsay
Editor
Editor
Ben G. Liss
Editor
Editor
Ted Smith
Art Direction
Art Direction
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Costume Design
Charles Lang
Sound
Sound
William Clemens
Director
Director
Tom Reed
Screenplay
Screenplay
S.S. Van Dine
Novel
Novel
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