29:
451:, Craig Butler wrote that "Although filmed on a budget, production values are decent, with some especially noteworthy art deco settings" but calls Edwin L. Marin's direction "rather pedestrian". Edmund Lowe's performance as Philo Vance "bring his personal style to the role and giv it a small twist here and there that adds fun without violating the character's inner nature."
277:
who seems to be at the center of much of the intriguing going on in his mansion, is shot dead. At first suicide is suspected, until Vance notices that there's no powder burns on the body. From the choice of the weapon used, Vance suspects that one of the women involved is the murderer, but when questioned each of them tries to throw suspicion on one of the others.
276:
Society swell and dilettante detective Philo Vance investigates a number of murders, beginning with the apparent suicide of a jockey during a "gentleman's race", which is followed by the sudden collapse of his father, Dr. Garden, supposedly from the shock of his son's death. Then, Edgar Lowe Hammle,
284:, and charlatan. When Vance confronts him, the "Major" attempts to hypnotize Vance into killing himself, but Vance is not easily put under, and merely pretends, and the Major is shot by Sergeant Heath.
280:
At the end of his investigation, however, all the clues point to the man calling himself "Major
Fenwicke-Ralston", who is in reality a hypnotist,
1090:
604:
1080:
1075:
1085:
1110:
1070:
1125:
1100:
1095:
650:
436:
634:
498:
1115:
778:
690:
455:
comments that Lowe was "well past his leading man heyday and ten years older than Philo Vance's stated age."
423:
228:
597:
573:
1120:
1002:
786:
762:
1105:
962:
898:
514:
754:
746:
479:
994:
658:
642:
590:
866:
674:
380:
344:
314:
261:
245:
63:
946:
890:
550:
452:
1010:
986:
970:
954:
431:. This film was the last Philo Vance film that MGM would make; the series was picked up by
8:
1065:
722:
698:
421:
to play the film's lead roles. Russell had co-starred in the previous Philo Vance film,
407:
144:
906:
810:
738:
730:
368:
257:
119:
52:
1042:
1034:
1018:
874:
842:
834:
714:
539:
356:
109:
566:
1026:
826:
706:
582:
418:
403:
374:
882:
850:
770:
682:
666:
350:
28:
818:
794:
626:
614:
302:
265:
253:
237:
99:
81:
71:
42:
1059:
858:
802:
326:
320:
249:
922:
914:
544:
518:
432:
414:
362:
332:
216:
978:
930:
386:
308:
297:
293:
241:
233:
223:
129:
95:
555:
533:
428:
338:
219:
85:
561:
448:
938:
502:
483:
281:
612:
232:. In this entry to the series, Vance is played by
1057:
598:
605:
591:
475:
473:
27:
493:
491:
470:
1058:
586:
488:
442:
226:film series, following after 1935's
13:
499:"The Garden Murder Case" (article)
14:
1137:
527:
240:co-stars. The film also features
1091:Films directed by Edwin L. Marin
437:Producers Releasing Corporation
427:, in which Vance was played by
1081:Films based on American novels
1076:American black-and-white films
507:
389:as Vance's Butler (uncredited)
353:as Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
1:
1086:Films based on mystery novels
458:
393:
1111:1930s English-language films
1071:American mystery drama films
574:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
347:as District Attorney Markham
7:
1126:Films scored by William Axt
651:The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
168:February 21, 1936
16:1936 film by Edwin L. Marin
10:
1142:
1003:Fighting Man of the Plains
413:MGM originally considered
262:1935 book of the same name
1101:1930s mystery drama films
1096:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
621:
335:as Major Fenwicke-Ralston
200:
192:
182:
159:
151:
135:
125:
115:
105:
91:
77:
58:
48:
38:
26:
21:
747:Married Before Breakfast
497:Smith, Richard Harland.
435:for two films, and then
377:as Dr. Doremus (coroner)
323:as Sergeant Ernest Heath
398:The racetrack scene in
287:
271:
867:A Gentleman After Dark
691:The Casino Murder Case
675:Affairs of a Gentleman
568:The Garden Murder Case
557:The Garden Murder Case
546:The Garden Murder Case
535:The Garden Murder Case
424:The Casino Murder Case
400:The Garden Murder Case
311:as Nurse Gladys Beeton
229:The Casino Murder Case
212:The Garden Murder Case
64:The Garden Murder Case
22:The Garden Murder Case
891:Two Tickets to London
453:Turner Classic Movies
383:as Sneed (uncredited)
256:from a screenplay by
252:. It was directed by
1116:1930s American films
987:The Younger Brothers
329:as Edgar Lowe Hammle
408:Arcadia, California
222:, the tenth in the
215:is a 1936 American
155:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
145:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
907:Tall in the Saddle
811:Henry Goes Arizona
739:All American Chump
635:A Study in Scarlet
613:Films directed by
551:TCM Movie Database
371:as Inspector Colby
369:Charles Trowbridge
258:Bertram Millhauser
53:Bertram Millhauser
1121:Philo Vance films
1053:
1052:
1019:The Cariboo Trail
875:Miss Annie Rooney
843:Maisie Was a Lady
779:A Christmas Carol
755:Man of the People
443:Critical response
439:for three films.
357:Henry B. Walthall
208:
207:
110:Charles G. Clarke
33:theatrical poster
1133:
1106:1936 drama films
995:Canadian Pacific
827:Gold Rush Maisie
723:I'd Give My Life
707:Moonlight Murder
607:
600:
593:
584:
583:
521:
511:
505:
495:
486:
477:
419:Rosalind Russell
404:Santa Anita Park
375:Etienne Girardot
175:
173:
31:
19:
18:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1049:
883:Invisible Agent
851:Ringside Maisie
771:Listen, Darling
683:Paris Interlude
667:The Crosby Case
617:
611:
580:
530:
525:
524:
513:Butler, Craig.
512:
508:
496:
489:
478:
471:
461:
445:
396:
351:Frieda Inescort
317:as Floyd Garden
290:
274:
185:
178:
171:
169:
162:
147:
140:
138:
98:
84:
69:
67:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1139:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1039:
1031:
1023:
1015:
1007:
999:
991:
983:
975:
967:
959:
951:
943:
935:
927:
919:
911:
903:
895:
887:
879:
871:
863:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
799:
795:Society Lawyer
791:
787:Fast and Loose
783:
775:
767:
763:Everybody Sing
759:
751:
743:
735:
727:
719:
711:
703:
695:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
647:
639:
631:
627:The Death Kiss
622:
619:
618:
615:Edwin L. Marin
610:
609:
602:
595:
587:
578:
577:
576:
564:
553:
542:
529:
528:External links
526:
523:
522:
506:
487:
468:
467:
460:
457:
444:
441:
402:was filmed at
395:
392:
391:
390:
384:
381:William Austin
378:
372:
366:
365:as Mrs. Hammle
360:
354:
348:
345:Grant Mitchell
342:
341:as Woode Swift
336:
330:
324:
318:
315:Douglas Walton
312:
306:
305:as Zalia Graem
303:Virginia Bruce
300:
289:
286:
273:
270:
266:S. S. Van Dine
254:Edwin L. Marin
246:Douglas Walton
238:Virginia Bruce
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
186:
183:
180:
179:
177:
176:
165:
163:
160:
157:
156:
153:
152:Distributed by
149:
148:
143:
141:
136:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
106:Cinematography
103:
102:
100:Virginia Bruce
93:
89:
88:
82:Lucien Hubbard
79:
75:
74:
72:S. S. Van Dine
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
43:Edwin L. Marin
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1138:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1000:
997:
996:
992:
989:
988:
984:
981:
980:
976:
973:
972:
968:
965:
964:
963:Christmas Eve
960:
957:
956:
952:
949:
948:
944:
941:
940:
936:
933:
932:
928:
925:
924:
920:
917:
916:
912:
909:
908:
904:
901:
900:
899:Show Business
896:
893:
892:
888:
885:
884:
880:
877:
876:
872:
869:
868:
864:
861:
860:
859:Paris Calling
856:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
828:
824:
821:
820:
816:
813:
812:
808:
805:
804:
800:
797:
796:
792:
789:
788:
784:
781:
780:
776:
773:
772:
768:
765:
764:
760:
757:
756:
752:
749:
748:
744:
741:
740:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
724:
720:
717:
716:
712:
709:
708:
704:
701:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
685:
684:
680:
677:
676:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
660:
656:
653:
652:
648:
645:
644:
640:
637:
636:
632:
629:
628:
624:
623:
620:
616:
608:
603:
601:
596:
594:
589:
588:
585:
581:
575:
572:
570:
569:
565:
563:
559:
558:
554:
552:
548:
547:
543:
541:
537:
536:
532:
531:
520:
516:
510:
504:
500:
494:
492:
485:
481:
476:
474:
469:
466:
465:
456:
454:
450:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
425:
420:
416:
411:
409:
405:
401:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
359:as Dr. Garden
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
327:Gene Lockhart
325:
322:
321:Nat Pendleton
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
299:
295:
292:
291:
285:
283:
278:
269:
267:
263:
260:based on the
259:
255:
251:
250:Nat Pendleton
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
230:
225:
221:
218:
214:
213:
203:
199:
196:United States
195:
191:
187:
181:
167:
166:
164:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
134:
131:
128:
124:
121:
118:
114:
111:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
66:
65:
61:
57:
54:
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
961:
953:
945:
937:
929:
923:Abilene Town
921:
915:Johnny Angel
913:
905:
897:
889:
881:
873:
865:
857:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
641:
633:
625:
579:
567:
556:
545:
534:
519:Allmovie.com
509:
463:
462:
446:
433:Warner Bros.
422:
415:Brian Aherne
412:
399:
397:
363:Jessie Ralph
333:H. B. Warner
279:
275:
227:
211:
210:
209:
184:Running time
161:Release date
62:
979:Race Street
931:Young Widow
731:Sworn Enemy
659:Bombay Mail
643:The Avenger
387:Olaf Hytten
309:Benita Hume
298:Philo Vance
294:Edmund Lowe
242:Benita Hume
234:Edmund Lowe
224:Philo Vance
130:William Axt
96:Edmund Lowe
78:Produced by
39:Directed by
1066:1936 films
1060:Categories
1043:Fort Worth
1035:Raton Pass
835:Hullabaloo
459:References
429:Paul Lukas
394:Production
339:Kent Smith
220:drama film
188:61 minutes
172:1936-02-21
137:Production
68:1935 novel
1027:Sugarfoot
947:Lady Luck
120:Ben Lewis
116:Edited by
86:Ned Marin
1011:Colt .45
971:Intrigue
955:Nocturne
562:AllMovie
515:"Review"
449:Allmovie
201:Language
126:Music by
92:Starring
59:Based on
939:Mr. Ace
819:Florian
699:Pursuit
571:at the
549:at the
503:TCM.com
484:TCM.com
480:"Notes"
217:mystery
204:English
193:Country
170: (
139:company
1046:(1951)
1038:(1951)
1030:(1951)
1022:(1950)
1014:(1950)
1006:(1949)
998:(1949)
990:(1949)
982:(1948)
974:(1947)
966:(1947)
958:(1946)
950:(1946)
942:(1946)
934:(1946)
926:(1946)
918:(1945)
910:(1944)
902:(1944)
894:(1943)
886:(1942)
878:(1942)
870:(1942)
862:(1941)
854:(1941)
846:(1941)
838:(1940)
830:(1940)
822:(1940)
814:(1939)
806:(1939)
803:Maisie
798:(1939)
790:(1939)
782:(1938)
774:(1938)
766:(1938)
758:(1937)
750:(1937)
742:(1936)
734:(1936)
726:(1936)
718:(1936)
710:(1936)
702:(1935)
694:(1935)
686:(1934)
678:(1934)
670:(1934)
662:(1934)
654:(1933)
646:(1933)
638:(1933)
630:(1932)
248:, and
236:, and
715:Speed
464:Notes
282:fakir
540:IMDb
417:and
288:Cast
272:Plot
560:at
538:at
517:on
501:on
482:on
447:On
406:in
296:as
264:by
70:by
1062::
490:^
472:^
410:.
268:.
244:,
606:e
599:t
592:v
174:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
