Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
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William Powell | Philo Vance |
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Mary Astor | Hilda Lake |
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Eugene Pallette | Detective Heath |
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Ralph Morgan | Raymond Wrede - the Secretary |
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Robert McWade | District Attorney Markham |
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Robert Barrat | Archer Coe |
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Frank Conroy | Brisbane Coe |
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Etienne Girardot | Dr. Doremus |
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James Lee | Liang - the Cook |
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Paul Cavanagh | Sir Thomas MacDonald |
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Arthur Hohl | Gamble - the Butler |
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Helen Vinson | Doris Delafield |
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Jack La Rue | Eduardo Grassi |
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Harry Allen | Sandy |
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Asta | Terrier at Dog Show |
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Wade Boteler | Sgt. Mellish - Desk Sergeant |
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Don Brodie | Police Photographer |
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James Burke | Policeman Who Lets Philo's Dog Out |
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George Chandler | First Reporter at Police Station |
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Spencer Charters | Sgt. Snitkin |
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Virginia Dabney | Girl |
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Milton Kibbee | Reporter |
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Henry O'Neill | Dubois - Police Fingerprint Man |
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Paul Panzer | Railroad Station Baggage Clerk |
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Cliff Saum | Policeman on Night Patrol |
Director | Michael Curtiz |
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Writer | S.S. Van Dine, Robert N. Lee, Peter Milne, Robert Presnell Sr. | |
Musician | Bernhard Kaun | |
Photography | William Rees |