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Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Secret murder... Sinister mission

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MysteryCrime

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

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Release Date

30 August 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

Philo Vance

Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan

Mona Bannister

Tala Birell

Tala Birell

Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Ernie Clark

James Bell

James Bell

Sheriff Harry Madison

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Paul Morgan

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Martin Jamison

Kenneth Farrell

Kenneth Farrell

Joe, the photographer

Toni Todd

Toni Todd

Louise Roberts aka Mrs. Paul Morgan

David Leonard

David Leonard

Carl Wilson (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Deputy (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Haddon Phillips (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Ship's Purser (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Thaddius Carter (uncredited)

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