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Calling Philo Vance

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{{infobox film
| name = Calling Philo Vance
| image = File:Calling Philo Vance poster.jpg
| image_size = 225px
| caption = theatrical poster
| director = William Clemens
| starring = James Stephenson
Margot Stevenson
| producer = Brian Foy
(assoc. prod; uncredited)'
| screenplay = Tom Reed
| based on = {{based on|The Kennel Murder Case (1933 novel)|S. S. Van Dine}}
| cinematography = L. Wm. O'Connell
| editing = Benjamin Liss
Louis Lindsay
| studio = Warner Bros.
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = February 3, 1940 (US)
| runtime = 62 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross =
| budget =
}}

Calling Philo Vance is a 1940 American mystery/comedy released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also features Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley and Ralph Forbes. It was directed by William Clemens from a screenplay by Tom Reed, based on the 1933 novel The Kennel Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine, which had previously been made into a film in 1933, starring William Powell and Mary Astor.

For this adaptation of the story, Vance is on international assignment from the United States government to investigate traffic in wartime aircraft designs. The original story dealt with art world double-dealing, but the solution to the mystery is the same in each film.

Cast

James Stephenson as Philo Vance
Margot Stevenson as Hilda Lake
Henry O'Neill as J.P. Markham
Edward Brophy as Ryan
Sheila Bromley as Doris Delafield
Ralph Forbes as Tom McDonald
Don Douglas as Philip Wrede
Martin Kosleck as Gamble

Jimmy Conlin as Dr. Doremus
Edward Raquello as Eduardo Grassi
Creighton Hale as Du Bois
Harry Strang as Markham's assistant
Richard Kipling as Archer Coe
Wedgwood Nowell as Brisbane Coe
Bo Ling as Ling Toy

{{col-end}}Cast notes:

Warner Bros. intended to revitalize the Philo Vance series with British stage actor James Stephenson, but Stephenson never played the part again – he died of a heart attack in 1941.^[1]
Actors George Reeves, known for playing "Superman" on television in the 1950s, and William Hopper, noted for playing "Paul Drake" on the Perry Mason TV series in the 1950s-60s, both played small roles in the film.^[1]
Vance's dog, "McTavish", was played by Terry, who also played "Toto" in The Wizard of Oz.^[2]

Production

Calling Philo Vance had the working titles "Philo Vance Comes Back" and "Philo Vance Returns".^[3]

References

Notes

1. ^¹Smith, Richard Harland. "Calling Philo Vance" (article) on TCM.com
2. ^[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1206094/reference "Terry (III)"] on IMDB.com
3. ^"Notes" on TCM.com

External links

{{IMDb title|0032299}}
{{tcmdb title|70121}}

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