Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
He Finds His Greatest Adventure With A Death-Dealing Adventuress!
ジャンル : 謎
上映時間 : 1時間 2分
演出 : Basil Wrangell
シノプシス
One of two Philo Vance mystery movies released by PRC.
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.
Detective Philo Vance is in charge of the investigation of several mysterious murders. Things take a turn when he gathers evidence against Major Fenwicke-Ralston.
A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed "the Canary". All the suspects knew and were used by her and everyone had a motive to see her dead. The only witness to the crime has also been 'rubbed out'. Only one man, the keen, fascinating, debonair detective Philo Vance, would be able to figure out who is the killer. Written by Tony Fontana
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.
Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so Leland suspects foul play and calls the cops. Luckily, Philo is with the D.A. and comes along, but they do not find Montague. When they drain the pool the next day, they find nothing except what looks like dragon prints. Philo has his suspicions and tries to piece the clues together to find out what has happened.
When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes the threat seriously while the DA dismisses it. At the casino owned by Uncle Kinkaid, Lynn is indeed poisoned under the watchful eye of Philo. However, he recovers, but the same cannot be said for Lynn's wife Virginia, who is at the family home. Only a family member could have poisoned Lynn and Virginia and everyone has their dark motives. Philo will follow the clues and find the perpetrator.
The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.
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.
Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder takes place.
A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.
One of two Philo Vance mystery movies released by PRC.
Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.
One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance
アイスピック殺人事件の捜査線上に浮び上がった女性作家。事件を捜査する刑事は次第に、容疑者の妖しい魅力のとりこになっていく。やがて彼自身に殺人容疑がかかってしまうが……。シャロン・ストーンの大胆な演技が話題を呼んだエロティック・サスペンス。
サスペンスの巨匠アルフレッド・ヒッチコック監督の最高傑作のひとつ。美女の自殺の裏に隠された巧妙なトリックを、謎めいたロマンスとともに描いたミステリー。 とある悲惨な事件をきっかけに、高所恐怖症となり、警察を退職したジョンのもとに、旧友から情緒不安定な自分の妻マデリンを尾行してほしいとの依頼が入った。断り切れなかったジョンは、その日の夜から尾行を開始。やがてマデリンを愛するようになってしまったジョンの目の前で彼女は身を投げた…。失意に暮れるジョンは、町をさまよううちにマデリンそっくりの女性と出会う。
ある日突然、密室に閉じこめられた6人の男女。それは正方形の巨大な立方体(CUBE)だった。いったい何のために作られたものなのか、なぜ自分たちが閉じこめられたのかは誰も知らない。脱出方法は6つあるハッチのいずれかを選び、同じ立方体でつながっている隣に移動しながら出口を探す以外ないが、いくつかの部屋には殺人トラップが仕掛けられていた。そんな中、やがて彼らは安全な部屋を示す“暗号”に気づく。
高名な精神科医のマルコムは、かつて担当していた患者の凶弾に倒れてしまう。リハビリを果たした彼は、複雑な症状を抱えた少年・コールの治療に取り掛かる事に。コールは常人には無い特殊な“第6感”、死者を見る事ができる能力を持っていた。コールを治療しながら、彼によって自らの心も癒されていくマルコム。そして彼には予想も付かない真実が待ち受けていた・・・。
19世紀末のロンドン。アイルランドから流れてきたメアリは、ホワイトチャペルの町で売春婦をしながら暮らす。ある日、メアリの売春婦仲間のひとりが刃物で殺される事件が発生。犯人の手がかりはつかめず、警察はアバーライン警部を担当に。かつての事件で妻子を失った彼は生きる希望もなくしてアヘンに溺れているが、幻覚の中で隠された真実を垣間見るという能力がある。互いに惹かれあっていくメアリとアバーラインだった。
遺伝子操作により管理された近未来。宇宙飛行士を夢見る青年ビンセントは、劣性の遺伝子のため希望の無い生活を送っていた。そんなある日、ビンセントは闇業者の手配により、事故により身障者となった優秀な遺伝子をもつ元エリート、ジェロームに成りすます偽装の契約を結ぶ。そうして、ジェロームの遺伝子を借りてエリートとなったビンセントは、宇宙飛行施設「ガタカ」に潜り込む。が、そんな中、彼の正体に疑いを持っていた上司の殺人事件が起こりる。