Philo Vance's Gamble is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Basil Wrangell and starring Alan Curtis, Vivian Austin and Tala Birell. It was the first of three films featuring the detective Philo Vance made by the Producers Releasing Corporation, as part of a loose series of Vance films stretching back to 1929.[1]
| Philo Vance's Gamble | |
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| Directed by | Basil Wrangell |
| Written by | |
| Based on | the character created by S.S. Van Dine |
| Produced by | Howard Welsch |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
| Music by | Alvin Levin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPrivate Detective Philo Vance gets involved with a succession of murders and a mystery concerning the disappearance of an emerald that has been smuggled into the United States.
Cast
edit- Alan Curtis as Philo Vance
- Vivian Austin as Laurian March
- Frank Jenks as Ernie Clark
- Tala Birell as Mrs. Tina Cromwell
- Gavin Gordon as Oliver Tennant
- Cliff Clark as Inspector Walsh
- James Burke as Lt. Burke
- Toni Todd as Geegee Desmond
- Francis Pierlot as Roberts the Butler
- Joseph Crehan as Dist. Atty. Ellis Mason
- Garnett Marks as Charles O'Mara
- Grady Sutton as Mr. Willetts
- Charles Mitchell as Guy Harkness
- Joanne Frank as Norma Harkness
- Dan Seymour as Jeffrey Connor
- Karolyn Grimes as Pat Roberts
References
edit- ^ Backer p.34
Bibliography
edit- Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
External links
edit- Philo Vance's Gamble at IMDb
- Philo Vance's Gamble at AllMovie
- Philo Vance's Gamble at the TCM Movie Database
- Philo Vance's Gamble at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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