Philo goes after a gang of murderous jewel thieves.Philo goes after a gang of murderous jewel thieves.Philo goes after a gang of murderous jewel thieves.
Vivian Austin
- Laurian March
- (as Terry Austin)
Kenneth Farrell
- Alberto the Costume Designer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOf the 3 PRC Vance features, this was the first to be released (April 13, 1947) but the second to be shot (November 1946).
- ConnectionsFollowed by Philo Vance Returns (1947)
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Formula Vance - verging on Charlie Chan formula
Based on the character created in the 12 crime novels written by S. S. Van Dine.
Story by Lawrence Edmund Taylor.
Screenplay by Eugene Conrad and Arthur St. Claire.
Vance must track down a gang of jewel thieves that have besmirched his good name. Naturally, the most suspected thieves are dispatched just as you think "That is the one." But of course, we always know it is the last one(s) that you least suspect. It might even be the butler.
Philo Vance is played by Alan Curtis; he played Philo Vance in other movies. He is o.k. But there have been better Vance's including Warren William The Dragon Murder Case (1934) and William Powell The Kennel Murder Case (1933).
Playing Vance's sidekick partner is Ernie Clark played by Frank Jenks is tossed in for comic relief (as if it was needed.)
All-in-all this is a fair Vance for its time. (1947)
Story by Lawrence Edmund Taylor.
Screenplay by Eugene Conrad and Arthur St. Claire.
Vance must track down a gang of jewel thieves that have besmirched his good name. Naturally, the most suspected thieves are dispatched just as you think "That is the one." But of course, we always know it is the last one(s) that you least suspect. It might even be the butler.
Philo Vance is played by Alan Curtis; he played Philo Vance in other movies. He is o.k. But there have been better Vance's including Warren William The Dragon Murder Case (1934) and William Powell The Kennel Murder Case (1933).
Playing Vance's sidekick partner is Ernie Clark played by Frank Jenks is tossed in for comic relief (as if it was needed.)
All-in-all this is a fair Vance for its time. (1947)
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- Also known as
- La esmeralda fatal
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- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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