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Calling Philo Vance

194062 min 6.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air1940-02-03
Original languageEN
GenresCrime, Mystery
DirectorWilliam Clemens
WriterTom Reed
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionWarner Bros. Pictures

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10 cast members
James StephensonJames StephensonPhilo Vance
Margot StevensonMargot StevensonHilda Lake
Henry O'NeillHenry O'NeillMarkham
Edward BrophyEdward BrophyRyan
Sheila BromleySheila BromleyDoris Delafield
Ralph ForbesRalph ForbesTom McDonald
Donald DouglasDonald DouglasPhilip Wrede
Martin KosleckMartin KosleckGamble
Jimmy ConlinJimmy ConlinDr. Doremus - Coroner
Edward RaquelloEdward RaquelloEduardo Grassi

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