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S. S. Van Dine's most intriguing murder case featuring the great PHILO VANCE!
5.7 / 10 IMDb February 21, 1936 1h 1m
Two people with ties to rich murdered socialite Lowe Hammle die from unusual suicides—but Vance suspects foul play.
Director
Runtime
1h 1m
Release Date
February 21, 1936
Genre
Mystery, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Edmund Lowe
as Philo Vance
Virginia Bruce
as Zalia Graem
Benita Hume
as Nurse Gladys Beeton
Douglas Walton
as Floyd Garden
Nat Pendleton
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
Gene Lockhart
as Edgar Lowe Hammle
H.B. Warner
as Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Kent Smith
as Woode Swift
Grant Mitchell
as District Attorney Markham
Frieda Inescort
as Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
Henry B. Walthall
as Dr. Garden
Jessie Ralph
as Mrs. Hammle
Charles Trowbridge
as Inspector Colby
Etienne Girardot
as Dr. Doremus
William Austin
as Sneed, Hammle's Butler (Uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Messenger (Uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Vance's Butler (Uncredited)
Rosalind Ivan
as Mrs. Jepson (Uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Man Yelling at Race Track (Uncredited)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerAdvertisement
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