Calling Philo Vance (1940)

Calling Philo Vance (1940)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1940-02-03 United States of America 62 Min. PG-13
5.8 11 votes
Crime, Mystery

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.

Cast

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

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