Philo Vance murder case collection.
(DVD)
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Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2013.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 430 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga Public Library - DVD | CLASSIC DRAMA PHI | On Shelf |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2013.
Language
English
UPC
883316648100
Notes
General Note
Six motion pictures originally released between 1930 and 1940.
General Note
Based on the bestselling novels by S.S. Van Dine.
General Note
Calling Philo Vance: a remake of the 1933 film The Bishop murder case.
Creation/Production Credits
The Bishop murder case: director of photography, Roy Overbaugh ; editor, William Le Vanway.
Creation/Production Credits
The Kennel murder case: director of photography, William Reese ; editor, Harold McLernon.
Creation/Production Credits
The Dragon murder case: director of photography, Tony Gaudio ; editor, Terry Morse.
Creation/Production Credits
The Casino murder case: director of photography, Charles Clarke ; editor, Conrad A. Nervig ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Creation/Production Credits
The Garden murder case: director of photography, Charles Clark ; editor, Ben Lewis ; music, William Axt.
Creation/Production Credits
Calling Philo Vance: director of photography, L. Wm. O'Connell ; editors, Benjamin Liss, Louis Lindsay.
Participants/Performers
The Bishop murder case: Basil Rathbone, Roland Young, Leila Hyams, George F. Marion.
Participants/Performers
The Kennel murder case: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert McWade.
Participants/Performers
The Dragon murder case: Warren William, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Eugene Pallette.
Participants/Performers
The Casino murder case: Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell.
Participants/Performers
The Garden murder case: Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Douglas Walton, Nat Pendleton.
Participants/Performers
Calling Philo Vance: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neil, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley.
Description
The Bishop murder case: Detective Philo Vance must find a murderer who calls himself Bishop and who marks his victims with a note containing a nursery rhyme excerpt.
Description
The Kennel murder case: Philo Vance investigates when "one of the Coe brothers is found dead in his bedroom, locked from the inside, and the other brother is found the next morning dead in the downstairs closet. There is also the clue of a wounded Doberman Pinscher, a mysteriously broken piece of priceless Chinese porcelain, and a cast of suspicious family members, servants and associates"--Wikipedia, viewed May 1, 2015.
Description
The Dragon murder case: "Montague disappears after diving into a natural pool of water on an estate. Several people dive in, but there is no trace of him. Philo Vance and the District Attorney come to investigate and decide to drain the pool. They are told that there were craters in the pool, and sure enough Montague's body is found at the bottom of a very deep one. His body has claw marks on it, consistent with the superstition that a dragon inhabits the pool"--Wikipedia, viewed May 1, 2015.
Description
The Casino murder case: Vance investigates a series of murders with poison within the same family.
Description
The Garden murder case: Vance suspects a woman is behind a series of murders that were originally thought to be suicides. He has several candidates who have motives, but is that the direction the investigation should be going?
Description
Calling Philo Vance: "Vance is on international assignment from the United States government to investigate traffic in wartime aircraft designs"--Wikipedia, viewed May 1, 2015.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; full-screen 4x3, 1.37:1; Dolby Digital 2.0 remastered from a mono. soundtrack.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grinde, N., Coffee, L., Rathbone, B., Young, R., Hyams, L., Marion, G. F., Curtiz, M., Lee, R. N. 1., Milne, P., Powell, W., Astor, M., Pallette, E., Humberstone, H. B., Herbert, F. H. 1., William, W., Lindsay, M., Talbot, L., Marin, E. L., Hubbard, L., Ryerson, F., Woolf, E. A., Lukas, P., Skipworth, A., Cook, D., Lowe, E., Marin, N., Millhauser, B., Bruce, V., Hume, B., Clemens, W., Reed, T., Stephenson, J., Stevenson, M., O'Neill, H., & Van Dine, S. S. (2013). Philo Vance murder case collection . Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nick Grinde et al.. 2013. Philo Vance Murder Case Collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nick Grinde et al.. Philo Vance Murder Case Collection Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grinde, Nick, et al. Philo Vance Murder Case Collection Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2013.
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