Summary
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.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 44
IMDb5.8
Audience score14%
Running time
1 h 2 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −44 min on the typical 106
typical 10662Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1940
February 3, 1940
86 years ago
Genres
CrimeMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
24 of 42
James StephensonPhilo Vance
Margot StevensonHilda Lake
Henry O'NeillMarkham
Edward BrophyRyan
Sheila BromleyDoris Delafield
Ralph ForbesTom McDonald
Donald DouglasPhilip Wrede
Martin KosleckGamble
Jimmy ConlinDr. Doremus - Coroner
Edward RaquelloEduardo Grassi
Creighton HaleDu Bois - Fingerprint Man
Harry StrangHennessey - Markham's Assistant- RKRichard KiplingArcher Coe
Wedgwood NowellBrisbane Coe- BLBo LingLing Toy
TerryMacTavish (uncredited)
Herbert AndersonFirst Reporter (uncredited)- HBHenry BlairHans Snauble (uncredited)
Egon BrecherAustrian Judge (uncredited)
Harry BurnsCapt. Lugo (uncredited)
Yakima CanuttSorrento Sailor (uncredited)
Nat Carr2nd Photographer (uncredited)
Glen CavenderTrain Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)- LCLoia CheaneyMarkham's Secretary (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- William Clemens Director
Writing · 2
- Tom Reed Screenplay
- S.S. Van Dine Novel
Camera · 1
- L. William O'Connell Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Louis Lindsay Editor
- Ben G. Liss Editor
Sound · 1
- Charles Lang Sound
Art · 1
- Ted Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Howard Shoup Costume Design
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