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Philo Vance's Secret Mission(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-08-30
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Time: 0h 58m
Secret murder... Sinister mission
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Movie: Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Top 10 Billed 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
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