The Casino Murder Case

"S.S. Van Dine's Greatest Philo Vance Mystery!"

1935 1h 22m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 11

ActionMysteryComedyCrime

Synopsis

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After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.

“S.S. Van Dine's Greatest Philo Vance Mystery!”

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Cast

Paul Lukas
Philo Vance
Alison Skipworth
Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn
Donald Cook
Lynn Llewellyn
Rosalind Russell
Doris Reed
Arthur Byron
Richard Kinkaid
Ted Healy
Police Sergeant Ernest Heath
Eric Blore
Currie
Isabel Jewell
Amelia Llewellyn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edwin L. Marin
Writers: Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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91 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edwin L. Marin, shot by Charles G. Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad A. Nervig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paul Lukas and Alison Skipworth and Donald Cook carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "S.S. Van Dine's Greatest Philo Vance Mystery!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edwin L. Marin directs. Charles G. Clarke behind the camera. Dimitri Tiomkin scores. Conrad A. Nervig cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Philo Vance Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Edwin L. Marin, shot by Charles G. Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Conrad A. Nervig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paul Lukas and Alison Skipworth and Donald Cook carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "S.S. Van Dine's Greatest Philo Vance Mystery!".
9IMDB entry: tt0026187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.