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Calling Philo Vance is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars.
Calling Philo Vance: Directed by William Clemens. With James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy. Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- William Clemens
- 1940-02-03
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Society sleuth Philo Vance tangles with foreign agents when he investigates the murder of an aircraft manufacturer.
- William Clemens, Jo Graham
- James Stephenson
Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish— dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent.
May 24, 2007 · PHILO VANCE. Philo Vance was the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Vance, in the original books, is an intellectual so highly refined he seems he might be ghostwritten by P. G. Wodehouse.
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Calling Philo Vance is a 1940 American mystery/comedy released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also features Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley and Ralph Forbes.
