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
Directed byBasil Wrangell
Written by
Based onthe character created
by S.S. Van Dine
Produced byHoward Welsch
Starring
CinematographyJackson Rose
Edited byW. Donn Hayes
Music byAlvin Levin
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • April 12, 1947 (1947-04-12)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Private 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

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References

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  1. ^ Backer p.34

Bibliography

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  • Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
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