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Cast
William Powell | As: Philo Vance | |
Mary Astor | As: Hilda Lake | |
Eugene Pallette | As: Detective Heath | |
Ralph Morgan | As: Raymond Wrede | |
Robert McWade | As: District Attorney Markham |
Storyline
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Tagline: | William Powell returns as Philo Vance |
Certification: | NR |
Details
Genres: Crime, Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: 28 October 1933
Country: US
Runtime: 73m
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Company Credits
Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
William Powell |
Philo Vance |
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Mary Astor |
Hilda Lake |
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Eugene Pallette |
Detective Heath |
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Ralph Morgan |
Raymond Wrede |
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Robert McWade |
District Attorney Markham |
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Robert Barrat |
Archer Coe |
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Frank Conroy |
Brisbane Coe |
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Etienne Girardot |
Dr. Doremus |
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James Lee |
Liang |
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Paul Cavanagh |
Thomas MacDonald |
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Arthur Hohl |
Gamble the Butler |
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Helen Vinson |
Doris Delafield |
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Jack La Rue |
Eduardo Grassi |
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Harry Allen |
Sandy (uncredited) |
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Wade Boteler |
Desk Sergeant Mellish (uncredited) |
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Don Brodie |
Police Photographer (uncredited) |
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James Burke |
Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited) |
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George Chandler |
Reporter at Police Station (uncredited) |
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Spencer Charters |
Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited) |
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Virginia Dabney |
Girl (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Harry Morgan |
Gamble (uncredited) |
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Henry O'Neill |
Dubois (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer |
Baggage Clerk (uncredited) |
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Cliff Saum |
Policeman on Night Patrol (uncredited) |
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Skippy |
Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited) |
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Arthur Thalasso |
Detective (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift |
Detective (uncredited) |
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Leo White |
Chicago Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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Renee Whitney |
Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Charles C. Wilson |
Detective Hennessy (uncredited) |
Directed By
Michael Curtiz |
Director |
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William C. McGann |
Assistant Director |
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Kurt Rayfeld |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
S.S. Van Dine |
Writer |
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Robert N. Lee |
Screenplay |
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Peter Milne |
Screenplay |
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Robert Presnell Sr. |
Adaptation |
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Production Crew
Maxwell Arnow |
Casting Director |
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Al Alleborn |
Unit Manager |
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William Maybery |
Casting Assistant |
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Russel Trost |
Casting Associate |
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Edited By
Harold McLernon |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Orry-Kelly |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Bernhard Kaun |
Original Music Composer |
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Charles Althouse |
Sound |
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Leo F. Forbstein |
Conductor |
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Ray Heindorf |
Orchestrator |
Visual Effects
Camera
William Rees |
Director of Photography |
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Owen Crompton |
Grip |
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John Ellis |
Still Photographer |
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William P. Whitley |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Lawrence Kennedy |
Electrician |
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Art Department
Jack Okey |
Art Direction |
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Herbert Plews |
Props |
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Other Crew
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