Calling Philo Vance

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.

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Release Date

February 3, 1940

Status

Released

Original Title

Calling Philo Vance

Runtime

1h 2min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Philo Vance Collection

Part of

Philo Vance Collection

Includes: The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case, The Bishop Murder Case, The Kennel Murder Case, The Dragon Murder Case, The Casino Murder Case, The Garden Murder Case, The Scarab Murder Case, Night of Mystery, The Gracie Allen Murder Case, Calling Philo Vance, Philo Vance's Gamble, Philo Vance Returns, Philo Vance's Secret Mission