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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −33 min on the typical 102
typical 10269Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 53 countries
+43Released
1929
August 11, 1929
97 years ago
Genre
MysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more18 people
- William PowellPhilo Vance
- Florence EldridgeSibella Greene
- Ullrich HauptDr. Von Blon
- Jean ArthurAda Greene
- Eugene PalletteSergeant Heath
- E.H. CalvertJohn F. X. Markham
- Gertrude NormanMrs. Tobias Greene
- LDLowell DrewChester Greene
- Morgan FarleyRex Greene
Brandon HurstSproot- ABAugusta BurmeisterMrs. Mannheim
Marcia HarrisHemming- VBVeda BucklandNurse (uncredited)
- SCShep CampMedical Examiner (uncredited)
- CECharles E. EvansLawyer Canon (uncredited)
- HPHelena Phillips EvansMiss O'Brien (uncredited)
- MGMildred GoldenBarton (uncredited)
Harry StrangPoliceman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Frank Tuttle Director
Writing · 3
- Louise Long Screenplay
- S.S. Van Dine Novel
- Bartlett Cormack Dialogue, Adaptation
Production · 3
- B.P. Schulberg Producer
- Fred A. Datig Casting
- Dick Stockton Casting Assistant
Camera · 1
- Henry W. Gerrard Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Verna Willis Editor
Sound · 1
- Karl Hajos Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Travis Banton Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- Jesse L. Lasky Presenter
- Adolph Zukor Presenter
- Richard H. Digges Jr. Additional Writing
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- The Benson Murder Case (1930)
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- The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
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- The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
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- The Casino Murder Case (1935)
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- The Garden Murder Case (1936)
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- The Scarab Murder Case (1936)
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- Night of Mystery (1937)
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- The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
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- Calling Philo Vance (1940)
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- Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
GoodWatch score 60Film 13
- Philo Vance Returns (1947)
GoodWatch score 60Film 14
- Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
GoodWatch score 63Film 15
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