Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
Overview
Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder takes place.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.92 |
Directed By
Reginald Le Borg
Crew
W. Donn Hayes
Reginald Le Borg
Ernest Gold
Emil Cadkin
Jackson Rose
Howard Welsch
Lawrence Taylor
Edward C. Jewell
Bud Westmore
Clarence Steensen
Howard W. Koch
Alfred DeGaetano
J.N.A. Hawkins
Karl Hajos
Armor Marlowe
Dorothy Drake
George J. Teague
Perry Smith
Eunice King
TOP CAST
Alan Curtis
Philo Vance
Sheila Ryan
Mona Bannister
Tala Birell
Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips
Frank Jenks
Ernie Clark
James Bell
Sheriff Harry Madison
Frank Fenton
Paul Morgan
Paul Maxey
Martin Jamison
Kenneth Farrell
Joe, the photographer
Toni Todd
Louise Roberts aka Mrs. Paul Morgan
David Leonard
Carl Wilson (uncredited)
William Newell
Deputy (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Haddon Phillips (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Ship's Purser (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Thaddius Carter (uncredited)
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