United States / Apr 14, 1947 / NR
"EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET NEXT TO A BLONDE...A KILLER GETS THERE FIRST!"
1h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Iris Adrian | Maggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo Divine |
| Ann Staunton | Helen Varney Blendon |
| Tim Murdock | The Policeman |
| Mary Scott | Mary |
| Wade Crosby | Choo-Choo's Bodyguard (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited) |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Dr. Campbell (Uncredited) |
| Phyllis Planchard | Agatha Cowle (Uncredited) |
| Cy Stevens | Greg Simms (Uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeMysteryAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Philo Vance Returns |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | PRC |
| Release date | 14 aprile 1947 |
| Production | Howard Welsch |
| Writer | S.S. Van Dine, Robert E. Kent |
| Editing | Gene Fowler Jr., Alfred DeGaetano |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Assistant directors | William Beaudine Jr., Emmett Emerson, Howard W. Koch, William Beaudine |
| Camera operators | Jackson Rose |
| Additional photography | Jackson Rose |
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| Production design | Armor Marlowe, Perry Smith |
| Art direction | Perry Smith, Armor Marlowe |
| Set decoration | Armor Marlowe, Perry Smith |
| Special effects | George J. Teague |
| Music | Albert Glasser, William Kernell, Percy Townsend, Irving Friedman, J.N.A. Hawkins |
| Sound | William Kernell, Percy Townsend, Irving Friedman, J.N.A. Hawkins, Albert Glasser |
| Costume design | Eunice King, Dorothy Drake, Bud Westmore |
| Makeup | Eunice King, Dorothy Drake, Bud Westmore |
| Hairstyling | Eunice King, Dorothy Drake, Bud Westmore |
| Collection | Philo Vance Collection |
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