The Casino Murder Case

Mar 15, 1935

1h 22m

★ 6.5

S.S. Van Dine's Greatest Philo Vance Mystery!

Overview

After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.

Genres

Action

Mystery

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Philo Vance

Paul Lukas

Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn

Alison Skipworth

Lynn Llewellyn

Donald Cook

Doris Reed

Rosalind Russell

Richard Kinkaid

Arthur Byron

Police Sergeant Ernest Heath

Ted Healy

Currie

Eric Blore

Amelia Llewellyn

Isabel Jewell

Becky

Louise Fazenda

District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)

Purnell Pratt

Dr. Kane

Leslie Fenton

Virginia Llewellyn

Louise Henry

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.

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