Apr 12, 1947
62 min
Full-HD

Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)

Private Detective Philo Vance gets involved with a succession of murders and a mystery concerning the disappearance of an emerald that has been smuggled into the United States.

Category

Mystery

Country

United States of America

Companies

Alan Curtis

Philo Vance

Vivian Austin

Laurian March (as Terry Austin)

Frank Jenks

Ernie Clark

Tala Birell

Tina Cromwell

Gavin Gordon

Oliver Tennant

Cliff Clark

Inspector Walsh

James Burke

Lt. Burke

Toni Todd

Geegee Desmond

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