Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Based on	character created; by S.S. Van Dine
Produced by	Howard Welsch
Starring	William Wright; Vivian Austin; Leon Belasco; Clara Blandick;
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Gene Fowler Jr.
Music by	Albert Glasser
Production; company	Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	April 14, 1947;
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Philo Vance Returns is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring William Wright, Vivian Austin and Leon Belasco.^[1] It is one of a series of films featuring private detective Philo Vance.

Plot

Vance investigates the murders of a newly engaged couple.

Cast

William Wright as Philo Vance
Vivian Austin as Lorena Blendon Simms
Leon Belasco as Alexis Karnoff
Clara Blandick as Stella Blendon
Ramsay Ames as Virginia Berneaux
Damian O'Flynn as Larry Blendon
Frank Wilcox as George Hullman
Iris Adrian as Maggie McCarthy Blendon
Ann Staunton as Helen Varney Blendon
Tim Murdock as The Policeman
Mary Scott as Mary, the Maid

References

^ Marshall p.333

Bibliography

Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

Philo Vance Returns at IMDb
Philo Vance Returns at the TCM Movie Database
Philo Vance Returns at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Marshall p.333

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