613:
279:
29:
264:
For this adaptation of the story, Vance is on international assignment from the United States government to investigate traffic in wartime aircraft designs. The original story dealt with art world double-dealing, but the solution to the mystery is the same in both films. Oddly, Sgt. Heath, Vance's
439:
Cast notes: Warner Bros. intended to revitalize the Philo Vance series with
British stage actor James Stephenson, but Stephenson never played the part again – he died of a heart attack in 1941. Actors
724:
650:
694:
674:
684:
458:
in the 1950s and 1960s, both played small roles in the film. Vance's dog McTavish was played by Terry, who also played Toto in
719:
289:
689:
445:
314:
643:
232:
42:
426:
709:
250:
699:
597:
460:
454:
729:
679:
508:
714:
704:
636:
538:
333:
204:
89:
236:
103:
241:
61:
624:
574:
296:
8:
669:
432:
563:
590:
348:
342:
216:
212:
93:
408:
523:
620:
449:
393:
378:
360:
254:
224:
663:
568:
441:
354:
246:
220:
69:
28:
399:
384:
366:
228:
200:
128:
612:
420:
372:
337:
208:
579:
557:
258:
585:
542:
512:
414:
527:
387:
as Dr. Doremus (misspelled in the credits as Conlon)
199:is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by
661:
265:usual police irritant, has been renamed Ryan.
644:
651:
637:
27:
315:Learn how and when to remove this message
503:
501:
211:, his only appearance as the character;
619:This article about a mystery film is a
532:
662:
452:, noted for playing Paul Drake on the
725:English-language comedy mystery films
498:
607:
272:
13:
14:
741:
695:Films directed by William Clemens
551:
390:Edward Raquello as Eduardo Grassi
215:co-stars. The film also features
611:
277:
509:"Calling Philo Vance" (article)
675:American black-and-white films
517:
249:, which had been made into a
1:
685:American comedy mystery films
486:
467:
444:, known for playing Superman
405:Richard Kipling as Archer Coe
720:1940s English-language films
623:. You can help Knowledge by
598:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
207:as the dilettante detective
16:1940 film by William Clemens
7:
10:
746:
690:1940s comedy mystery films
606:
239:, based on the 1933 novel
152:February 3, 1940
184:
176:
166:
143:
135:
119:
109:
99:
85:
75:
56:
48:
38:
26:
21:
507:Smith, Richard Harland.
81:(assoc. prod; uncredited
475:had the working titles
435:as Doorman (uncredited)
423:as Charles (uncredited)
327:
268:
477:Philo Vance Comes Back
402:as Markham's assistant
242:The Kennel Murder Case
231:. It was directed by
62:The Kennel Murder Case
429:as Avery (uncredited)
235:from a screenplay by
710:1940s American films
104:L. William O'Connell
700:Films set in Vienna
592:Calling Philo Vance
581:Calling Philo Vance
570:Calling Philo Vance
559:Calling Philo Vance
481:Philo Vance Returns
473:Calling Philo Vance
196:Calling Philo Vance
22:Calling Philo Vance
730:Mystery film stubs
680:Warner Bros. films
575:TCM Movie Database
448:in the 1950s, and
369:as Taylor McDonald
363:as Doris Delafield
299:in your own words.
715:Philo Vance films
705:1940 comedy films
632:
631:
325:
324:
317:
192:
191:
33:Theatrical poster
737:
653:
646:
639:
615:
608:
545:
536:
530:
521:
515:
505:
461:The Wizard of Oz
343:Margot Stevenson
334:James Stephenson
320:
313:
309:
306:
300:
288:article needs a
281:
280:
273:
213:Margot Stevenson
205:James Stephenson
159:
157:
94:Margot Stevenson
90:James Stephenson
31:
19:
18:
745:
744:
740:
739:
738:
736:
735:
734:
660:
659:
658:
657:
604:
554:
549:
548:
537:
533:
522:
518:
506:
499:
489:
470:
411:as Brisbane Coe
409:Wedgwood Nowell
375:as Philip Wrede
351:as J.P. Markham
330:
321:
310:
304:
301:
294:
282:
278:
271:
233:William Clemens
169:
162:
155:
153:
146:
131:
124:
122:
114:
92:
80:
67:
65:
43:William Clemens
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
743:
733:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
656:
655:
648:
641:
633:
630:
629:
616:
602:
601:
600:
588:
577:
566:
553:
552:External links
550:
547:
546:
531:
516:
496:
495:
488:
485:
469:
466:
450:William Hopper
437:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
406:
403:
397:
394:Creighton Hale
391:
388:
382:
379:Martin Kosleck
376:
370:
364:
361:Sheila Bromley
358:
352:
346:
340:
329:
326:
323:
322:
285:
283:
276:
270:
267:
255:William Powell
225:Sheila Bromley
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
170:
167:
164:
163:
161:
160:
149:
147:
144:
141:
140:
137:
136:Distributed by
133:
132:
127:
125:
120:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
101:
100:Cinematography
97:
96:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
742:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
654:
649:
647:
642:
640:
635:
634:
628:
626:
622:
617:
614:
610:
609:
605:
599:
596:
594:
593:
589:
587:
583:
582:
578:
576:
572:
571:
567:
565:
561:
560:
556:
555:
544:
540:
535:
529:
525:
524:"Terry (III)"
520:
514:
510:
504:
502:
497:
494:
493:
484:
482:
478:
474:
465:
463:
462:
457:
456:
451:
447:
446:on television
443:
442:George Reeves
434:
431:
428:
427:George Irving
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
355:Edward Brophy
353:
350:
349:Henry O'Neill
347:
345:as Hilda Lake
344:
341:
339:
335:
332:
331:
319:
316:
308:
305:December 2023
298:
293:
291:
284:
275:
274:
266:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
247:S.S. Van Dine
244:
243:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
221:Edward Brophy
218:
217:Henry O'Neill
214:
210:
206:
203:and starring
202:
198:
197:
187:
183:
180:United States
179:
175:
171:
165:
151:
150:
148:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
118:
115:Louis Lindsay
113:Benjamin Liss
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
78:
74:
71:
70:S.S. Van Dine
64:
63:
59:
55:
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
625:expanding it
618:
603:
591:
580:
569:
558:
534:
519:
491:
490:
480:
476:
472:
471:
459:
453:
438:
400:Harry Strang
385:Jimmy Conlin
367:Ralph Forbes
311:
302:
290:plot summary
287:
263:
251:film in 1933
240:
229:Ralph Forbes
201:Warner Bros.
195:
194:
193:
168:Running time
145:Release date
139:Warner Bros.
129:Warner Bros.
60:
455:Perry Mason
421:Olaf Hytten
417:as Ling Toy
373:Don Douglas
338:Philo Vance
253:, starring
209:Philo Vance
76:Produced by
39:Directed by
670:1940 films
664:Categories
487:References
468:Production
433:Frank Mayo
396:as Du Bois
259:Mary Astor
172:62 minutes
156:1940-02-03
121:Production
66:1933 novel
381:as Gamble
110:Edited by
79:Brian Foy
586:AllMovie
237:Tom Reed
185:Language
86:Starring
57:Based on
52:Tom Reed
595:at the
573:at the
543:TCM.com
539:"Notes"
513:TCM.com
415:Bo Ling
357:as Ryan
297:add one
295:Please
188:English
177:Country
154: (
123:company
492:Notes
286:This
621:stub
564:IMDb
528:IMDb
479:and
328:Cast
269:Plot
257:and
227:and
584:at
562:at
541:on
526:on
511:on
336:as
245:by
68:by
666::
500:^
483:.
464:.
261:.
223:,
219:,
652:e
645:t
638:v
627:.
318:)
312:(
307:)
303:(
292:.
158:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
