Directed by:
Michael CurtizCinematography:
William ReesComposer:
Bernhard KaunCast:
William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat, Frank Conroy, Etienne Girardot, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue (more)Plots(1)
William Powell plays the suave private eye, Philo Vance who unravels the complicated mystery centering on a posh Long Island dog show. The best film in the "Philo Vance" series. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
William Powell
USA
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Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mary Astor
USA
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Midnight (1939)
Little Women (1949)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Eugene Pallette
USA
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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Ralph Morgan
USA
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Anthony Adverse (1936)
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Robert Barrat
USA
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Frank Conroy
UK
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Etienne Girardot
UK
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Paul Cavanagh
UK
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Arthur Hohl
USA
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Helen Vinson
USA
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Jack La Rue
USA
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Henry O'Neill
USA
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The People Against O'Hara (1951)
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Leo White
German Empire
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Casablanca (1942)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
George Chandler
USA
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Don Brodie
USA
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Charles C. Wilson
USA
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James Burke
USA
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The Power and the Glory (1933)
It Happened One Night (1934)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Wade Boteler
USA
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Milton Kibbee
USA
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
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Paul Panzer
German Empire
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Strangers on a Train (1951)
Mildred Pierce (1945)