The Casino Murder Case (1935)
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S. S. Van Dine's intelligent, insufferable amateur sleuth Philo Vance is the protagonist of The Casino Murder Case. Paul Lukas plays Vance, who is brought to the mansion of a wealthy, eccentric widow (Alison Skipworth) by a mysterious unsigned letter. Several murders are committed in the elderly woman's home, with the evidence pointing to various red herrings before the truth is revealed. Rosalind Russell plays the old lady's secretary (and Vance's object of affections); Eric Blore is Vance's droll valet; and Ted Healy is the obnoxious Sgt. Heath, ever willing to slap the cuffs on the wrong person. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edwin L. Marin
Synopsis of The Casino Murder Case
S. S. Van Dine's intelligent, insufferable amateur sleuth Philo Vance is the protagonist of The Casino Murder Case. Paul Lukas plays Vance, who is brought to the mansion of a wealthy, eccentric widow (Alison Skipworth) by a mysterious unsigned letter. Several murders are committed in the elderly woman's home, with the evidence pointing to various red herrings before the truth is revealed. Rosalind Russell plays the old lady's secretary (and Vance's object of affections); Eric Blore is Vance's droll valet; and Ted Healy is the obnoxious Sgt. Heath, ever willing to slap the cuffs on the wrong person. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Casino Murder Case
- Paul Lukas - Philo Vance
- Donald Cook - Lynn
- Arthur Byron - Kinkaid
- Eric Blore - Currie
- Purnell Pratt - Markham
- Ernie S. Adams - Husband of Fat Lady
- Keye Luke - Taki
- Tom Herbert - Reporter
- Leslie Fenton - Dr. Kane
- Leo G. Carroll - Smith
- William Demarest - Auctioneer
- Alison Skipworth - Mrs. Llewellyn
- Rosalind Russell - Doris
- Ted Healy - Sgt. Heath
- Isabel Jewell - Amelia
- Charles Sellon - Dr. Doremus
- Louise Henry - Virginia
- Milt Kibbee
- Grace Hayle - Fat Lady
- A.S. Byron - Kincaid
- Louise Fazenda - Becky
- Edna Bennett - Nurse
- Director(s):
- Edwin L. Marin
- Writer(s):
- Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
- Producer(s):
- Lucien Hubbard
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