The Scarab Murder Case is a 1936 film directed by Michael Hankinson. It is part of a series of films about fictional detective Philo Vance. Paramount Pictures intended for William Powell to portray the character, as he had in three prior Paramount films - The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Greene Murder Case (1929) and The Benson Murder Case (1930) - as well as The Kennel Murder Case (1933) for Warner Bros. However, Powell changed studios, and the role went to Wilfrid Hyde-White.[1]
| The Scarab Murder Case | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Hankinson |
| Written by | Selwyn Jepson |
| Based on | novel The Scarab Murder Case 1930 novel by S. S. Van Dine |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | Wilfrid Hyde-White Wally Patch Kathleen Kelly |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene Ronald Neame |
Production companies | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The British Film Institute has placed it on its BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[1]
Plot summary
editPhilo Vance comes to England to investigate the murder of a millionaire.[2]
Cast
edit- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Philo Vance
- Wally Patch as Inspector Moor
- Kathleen Kelly as Angela Hargreaves
- Henri De Vries as Dr. Bliss
- John Robinson as Donald Scarlett
- Wallace Geoffrey as Salveter
- Stella Moya as Meryt Amen
- Graham Cheswright as Makeham
References
edit- ^ a b "The Scarab Murder Case / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "The Scarab Murder Case". IMDb. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
External links
edit- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The Scarab Murder Case at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Scarab Murder Case at AllMovie
 | This 1930s crime film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |