Philo Vance Returns

William Beaudine
1947-04-14

"EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET NEXT TO A BLONDE...A KILLER GETS THERE FIRST!"
5
64 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
William Wright Philo Vance Unowned
Vivian Austin Lorena Blendon Simms Unowned
Leon Belasco Alexis Karnoff Unowned
Clara Blandick Stella Blendon Unowned
Ramsay Ames Virginia Berneaux Unowned
Damian O'Flynn Larry Blendon Unowned
Frank Wilcox George Hullman Unowned
Iris Adrian Maggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo Divine Unowned
Ann Staunton Helen Varney Blendon Unowned
Tim Murdock The Policeman Unowned
Mary Scott Mary Unowned
Wade Crosby Choo-Choo's Bodyguard (Uncredited) Unowned
Eddie Dunn Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited) Unowned
Broderick O'Farrell Dr. Campbell (Uncredited) Unowned
Phyllis Planchard Agatha Cowle (Uncredited) Unowned
Cy Stevens Greg Simms (Uncredited) Unowned