21 May 1937
Night of Mystery
One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance
Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Secret murder... Sinister mission
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.
Top 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
Kenneth Farrell Joe, the photographer
Toni Todd Louise Roberts aka Mrs. Paul Morgan
David Leonard Carl Wilson (uncredited)
William Newell Deputy (uncredited)
Harry Strang Ship's Purser (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox Thaddius Carter (uncredited)
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