Movie: Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Top 10 Billed 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)

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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.

  • Release Date

    1947-08-30

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Secret murder... Sinister mission

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  • Languages:

    English
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