Philo Vance Returns Explained

Philo Vance Returns
Director:	William Beaudine
Producer:	Howard Welsch
Cinematography:	Jackson Rose
Studio:	Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributor:	Producers Releasing Corporation
Runtime:	64 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Philo Vance Returns is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring William Wright, Vivian Austin and Leon Belasco.^[1] It is one of a series of films featuring private detective Philo Vance.

Plot

Vance investigates the murders of a newly engaged couple.

Cast

• William Wright as Philo Vance
• Vivian Austin as Lorena Blendon Simms
• Leon Belasco as Alexis Karnoff
• Clara Blandick as Stella Blendon
• Ramsay Ames as Virginia Berneaux
• Damian O'Flynn as Larry Blendon
• Frank Wilcox as George Hullman
• Iris Adrian as Maggie McCarthy Blendon
• Ann Staunton as Helen Varney Blendon
• Tim Murdock as The Policeman
• Mary Scott as Mary, the Maid

References

1. Marshall p.333

Bibliography

• Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.