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Philo Vance Returns (1947)

NR · 1947-04-14 · 1h 4m · EN
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"EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET NEXT TO A BLONDE...A KILLER GETS THERE FIRST!"

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.

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William BeaudineDirector

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William WrightWilliam WrightPhilo VanceVivian AustinVivian AustinLorena Blendon SimmsLeon BelascoLeon BelascoAlexis KarnoffClara BlandickClara BlandickStella BlendonRamsay AmesRamsay AmesVirginia BerneauxDamian O'FlynnDamian O'FlynnLarry BlendonFrank WilcoxFrank WilcoxGeorge HullmanIris AdrianIris AdrianMaggie McCarthy / Choo-Choo DivineAnn StauntonAnn StauntonHelen Varney BlendonTim MurdockTim MurdockThe PolicemanMary ScottMary ScottMaryWade CrosbyWade CrosbyChoo-Choo's Bodyguard (Uncredited)

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B movieSanitariumPhilo vance

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Genre affinityCrime · MysteryTheme affinityB Movie · Sanitarium · Philo VanceNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference330247Actor preference191851 · 160484 · 186089

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What is Philo Vance Returns about?

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.

How long is Philo Vance Returns?

Philo Vance Returns has a runtime of 64 minutes.