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The Greene Murder Case

"Who was guilty of one of the most baffling crimes ever committed?"

1929-08-11 Mystery 1hr 9m

Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.

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The Greene Murder Case

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Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.

  • Released
    1929-08-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 9m
  • Genre
    Mystery
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.3
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures

Crew

Frank Tuttle
Director
S.S. Van Dine
Novel
B.P. Schulberg
Producer
Keywords:
paraplegic gunshot wound snow mansion secret door district attorney pre-code police investigation philo vance criminally insane murder by gunshot wealthy family poisoning mysterious footprint melodrama family doctor society sleuth acrimony

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Cast

William Powell

William Powell
Philo Vance
Florence Eldridge

Florence Eldridge
Sibella Greene
Ullrich Haupt

Ullrich Haupt
Dr. Von Blon
Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur
Ada Greene
Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette
Sergeant Heath
E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert
John F. X. Markham
Gertrude Norman

Gertrude Norman
Mrs. Tobias Greene
Lowell Drew

Lowell Drew
Chester Greene
Morgan Farley

Morgan Farley
Rex Greene
Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst
Sproot
Augusta Burmeister

Augusta Burmeister
Mrs. Mannheim
Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris
Hemming
Veda Buckland

Veda Buckland
Nurse (uncredited)
Shep Camp

Shep Camp
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Charles E. Evans

Charles E. Evans
Lawyer Canon (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans

Helena Phillips Evans
Miss O'Brien (uncredited)
Mildred Golden

Mildred Golden
Barton (uncredited)
Harry Strang

Harry Strang
Policeman (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-02

This all starts with a sort of roll-call where a lawyer checks the presence of the "Greene" family at the bedside of their mother. A conditi... read more

This all starts with a sort of roll-call where a lawyer checks the presence of the "Greene" family at the bedside of their mother. A condition of their late father's will is if they don't all live together for fifteen years after his demise, then they don't get a sou. Not surprisingly, they don't exactly see eye to eye so when one of them is shot, it's hardly a shock. The police - the instantly recognisable Eugene Palette as "Sgt. Heath" - duly arrive and enlist the help of detective "Philo Vance" (William Powell) who quickly discovers that any one of them could have done it. Thing is, the killer isn't content with just the one - and when the family start to drop like flies, the investigators must get a move on in case it is just them who are actually left at the end! It's very stage-bound, this, but the pace is break-neck and there are a few characters - not least the bed-ridden and grumpy mother (Gertrude Norman), to keep the investigation moving along until it's slightly unexpected conclusion. It's a bit of an hybrid of other "Dark House" style stories, but Powell and Pallette deliver simply and quite well here.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

This all starts with a sort of roll-call where a lawyer checks the presence of the "Greene" family at the bedside of their mother. A condition of their late father's will is if they don't all live together for fifteen years after his demise...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-06-02

This all starts with a sort of roll-call where a lawyer checks the presence of the "Greene" family at the bedside of their mother. A condition of their late father's will is if they don't all live tog...

read more