The Kennel Murder Case (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
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| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Mystery |
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933) was a Mystery - Black-and-white Film directed by Michael Curtiz .
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William Powell is Philo Vance in "The Kennel Murder Case"
By Stephen Reginald on May 9, 2023 From Classic Movie ManWilliam Powell is Philo Vance in "The Kennel Murder Case" The Kennel Murder Case (1933) is an American pre-Code murder-mystery film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring William Powell and Mary Astor. Powell plays detective Philo Vance, a sophisticated sleuth, one year before he would play a... Read full article
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 21, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsIt’s happened in some well-documented cases that the same actor has played two characters?that feel nominally?similar and based on this cursory level of comparison the general public has been forever befuddled. You could cite some notable examples being Bogart playing Sam Spade and Phillip Mar... Read full article
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 21, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsIt’s happened in some well-documented cases that the same actor has played two characters?that feel nominally?similar and based on this cursory level of comparison the general public has been forever befuddled. You could cite some notable examples being Bogart playing Sam Spade and Phillip Mar... Read full article
The Kennel Murder Case, A Keen, Kanine Kinetic, Killing Kind of Movie, With a Tasty Kernel Named Vance; Happy Anniversary!
By C. S. Williams on Oct 28, 2016 From Classic Film AficionadosWhat could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent,?erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel written of ... Read full article
The Kennel Murder Case, A Keen, Kanine Kinetic, Killing Kind of Movie, With a Tasty Kernel Named Vance; Happy Anniversary!
By C. S. Williams on Oct 28, 2016 From Classic Film AficionadosWhat could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent,?erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel written of ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Dist. Atty. Markham: Psychological, bosh! Now two and two make four, don't they?
Philo Vance: How do you know you have two and two?
Dist. Atty. Markham: Haven't you got any ideas, Vance?
Philo Vance: Markham, it's a maze of conflicting clues. Any one of seven people might have done it.
Detective Sgt. Heath: We couldn't convict seven people, Mr. Vance.
Philo Vance: You couldn't convict one with the evidence you've got.
[while posing Doris with her champion dog and his numerous awards, the photographer hikes the lady's skirt to show her shapely legs]
Photographer at Dog Show: There! That's great!
[Doris rearranges her skirt to cover her legs]
Doris Delafield: Sorry, boys, but these are not trophies.
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Facts about
William Powell's last appearance as Philo Vance.
Dr Doremus' repeated line "I'm a Doctor not a..." was later used as the catchphrase of DeForest Kelley's character Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy on the sci-series Star Trek.
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