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Philo Vance Returns (1947)

"EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET NEXT TO A BLONDE...A KILLER GETS THERE FIRST!"

Genre : Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : William Beaudine
Writer : Robert E. Kent

Synopsis

Playboy Larry Blendon introduces his grandmother Stella Blendon to his fiancée, radio singer Virginia Berneaux. Despite Larry's record of broken romances and divorces, Virginia decides she will marry him. Virginia is slain that night and Blandon telephones his friend, Philo Vance, to help find the killer.

Actors

William Wright
William Wright
Philo Vance
Vivian Austin
Vivian Austin
Lorena Blendon Simms
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Alexis Karnoff
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick
Stella Blendon
Ramsay Ames
Ramsay Ames
Virginia Berneaux
Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn
Larry Blendon
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
George Hullman
Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian
Maggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo Divine
Ann Staunton
Ann Staunton
Helen Varney Blendon
Tim Murdock
Tim Murdock
The Policeman
Mary Scott
Mary Scott
Mary
Wade Crosby
Wade Crosby
Choo-Choo's Bodyguard (Uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Broderick O'Farrell
Dr. Campbell (Uncredited)
Phyllis Planchard
Phyllis Planchard
Agatha Cowle (Uncredited)
Cy Stevens
Cy Stevens
Greg Simms (Uncredited)

Crews

William Beaudine
William Beaudine
Director
Eunice King
Eunice King
Hairstylist
S.S. Van Dine
S.S. Van Dine
Characters
Robert E. Kent
Robert E. Kent
Screenplay
Howard Welsch
Howard Welsch
Producer
Albert Glasser
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Jackson Rose
Jackson Rose
Director of Photography
Gene Fowler Jr.
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Perry Smith
Perry Smith
Art Direction
Armor Marlowe
Armor Marlowe
Set Decoration
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Emmett Emerson
Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Assistant Director
William Beaudine Jr.
William Beaudine Jr.
Second Assistant Director
J.N.A. Hawkins
J.N.A. Hawkins
Sound Director
Percy Townsend
Percy Townsend
Sound Mixer
George J. Teague
George J. Teague
Special Effects
Dorothy Drake
Dorothy Drake
Wardrobe Supervisor
Alfred DeGaetano
Alfred DeGaetano
Supervising Editor
Irving Friedman
Irving Friedman
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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