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Status
Released
Release
1929
Runtime
1h 9m
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"Who was guilty of one of the most baffling crimes ever committed?"
Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.
18 Cast Members
William Powell
Philo Vance
Florence Eldridge
Sibella Greene
Ullrich Haupt
Dr. Von Blon
Jean Arthur
Ada Greene
Eugene Pallette
Sergeant Heath
E.H. Calvert
John F. X. Markham
Gertrude Norman
Mrs. Tobias Greene
Lowell Drew
Chester Greene
Morgan Farley
Rex Greene
Brandon Hurst
Sproot
Augusta Burmeister
Mrs. Mannheim
Marcia Harris
Hemming
Veda Buckland
Nurse (uncredited)
Shep Camp
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Charles E. Evans
Lawyer Canon (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans
Miss O'Brien (uncredited)
Mildred Golden
Barton (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited)
