Philo Vance's Secret Mission

"Secret murder... Sinister mission"

1947 0h 58m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 2

MysteryCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Secret murder... Sinister mission”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Lawrence Taylor
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Philo Vance Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Ernest Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor W. Donn Hayes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Alan Curtis and Sheila Ryan and Tala Birell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Secret murder... Sinister mission".

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The take

Reginald Le Borg directs. Jackson Rose behind the camera. Ernest Gold scores. W. Donn Hayes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Philo Vance Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ernest Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor W. Donn Hayes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alan Curtis and Sheila Ryan and Tala Birell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Secret murder... Sinister mission".
9IMDB entry: tt0039703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.