The Scarab Murder Case is a 1936 film directed by Michael Hankinson. It is part of a series of films about fictional detective Philo Vance. Paramount Pictures intended for William Powell to portray the character, as he had in three prior Paramount films - The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Greene Murder Case (1929) and The Benson Murder Case (1930) - as well as The Kennel Murder Case (1933) for Warner Bros. However, Powell changed studios, and the role went to Wilfrid Hyde-White.
The British Film Institute has placed it on its BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.
Plot summary
Philo Vance comes to England to investigate the murder of a millionaire.
Cast
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Philo Vance
- Wally Patch as Inspector Moor
- Kathleen Kelly as Angela Hargreaves
- Henri De Vries as Dr. Bliss
- John Robinson as Donald Scarlett
- Wallace Geoffrey as Salveter
- Stella Moya as Meryt Amen
- Graham Cheswright as Makeham
References
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The Scarab Murder Case at IMDb
