

Action · Mystery · Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
Philo Vance
Paul Lukas
Philo Vance


Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth
Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn
Alison Skipworth
Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn


Donald Cook
Donald Cook
Lynn Llewellyn
Donald Cook
Lynn Llewellyn


Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Doris Reed
Rosalind Russell
Doris Reed


Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
Richard Kinkaid
Arthur Byron
Richard Kinkaid


Ted Healy
Ted Healy
Police Sergeant Ernest Heath
Ted Healy
Police Sergeant Ernest Heath


Eric Blore
Eric Blore
Currie
Eric Blore
Currie


Isabel Jewell
Isabel Jewell
Amelia Llewellyn
Isabel Jewell
Amelia Llewellyn


Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Becky
Louise Fazenda
Becky


Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt
District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Purnell Pratt
District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)
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