Calling Philo Vance 1940

Philo Vance, an agent in Vienna, probes if aircraft designer Archer Coe is selling plans abroad. He grabs signed blueprints, is caught and deported. Back in America Coe is found dead in a locked bedroom, a gun in his hand. Vance sees gunshot, blunt‑force and stab wounds, rejects suicide, and investigates the espionage murder.

Philo Vance, an agent in Vienna, probes if aircraft designer Archer Coe is selling plans abroad. He grabs signed blueprints, is caught and deported. Back in America Coe is found dead in a locked bedroom, a gun in his hand. Vance sees gunshot, blunt‑force and stab wounds, rejects suicide, and investigates the espionage murder.

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Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Ryan

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Markham

George Irving

George Irving

Avery (uncredited)

William Hopper

William Hopper

Clerk at Hotel Nino in Chicago (uncredited)

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Philo Vance

George Reeves

George Reeves

Steamship Clerk (uncredited)

Terry

Terry

MacTavish (uncredited)

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Philip Wrede

Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck

Gamble

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Hertz (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Du Bois - Fingerprint Man

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell

Brisbane Coe

Harry Burns

Harry Burns

Capt. Lugo (uncredited)

John Harron

John Harron

Third Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Doorman (uncredited)

Yakima Canutt

Yakima Canutt

Sorrento Sailor (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Charles (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Hennessey - Markham's Assistant

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson

4h Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

1st Photographer (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Richard Kipling

Archer Coe

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

2nd Reporter (uncredited)

Maris Wrixon

Maris Wrixon

Long-Distance Operator (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum

Investigator Snitken (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Dr. Doremus - Coroner

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Austrian Judge (uncredited)

Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

First Reporter (uncredited)

Sheila Bromley

Sheila Bromley

Doris Delafield

Henry Blair

Henry Blair

Hans Snauble (uncredited)

Frederick Giermann

Frederick Giermann

Austrian Sergeant (uncredited)

Rolf Lindau

Rolf Lindau

Aeronautics Department Sentry (uncredited)

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Tom McDonald

Nat Carr

Nat Carr

2nd Photographer (uncredited)

Hans Schumm

Hans Schumm

Nazi Officer at Dock (uncredited)

Margot Stevenson

Margot Stevenson

Hilda Lake

Edward Raquello

Edward Raquello

Eduardo Grassi

Bo Ling

Bo Ling

Ling Toy

Loia Cheaney

Loia Cheaney

Markham's Secretary (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

Coroner's Assistant (uncredited)

Marion Lessing

Marion Lessing

Mrs. Fritz Snauble (uncredited)

Henry Zynda

Henry Zynda

Austrian Lieutenant (uncredited)

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