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Mystery

The Greene Murder Case

- Who was guilty of one of the most baffling crimes ever committed?

Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.

Release Date : 1929-08-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Powell

Character Name : Philo Vance

Original Name : William Powell

Gender : Male

Florence Eldridge

Character Name : Sibella Greene

Original Name : Florence Eldridge

Gender : Female

Ullrich Haupt

Character Name : Dr. Von Blon

Original Name : Ullrich Haupt

Gender : Male

Jean Arthur

Character Name : Ada Greene

Original Name : Jean Arthur

Gender : Female

Eugene Pallette

Character Name : Sergeant Heath

Original Name : Eugene Pallette

Gender : Male

E.H. Calvert

Character Name : John F. X. Markham

Original Name : E.H. Calvert

Gender : Male

Gertrude Norman

Character Name : Mrs. Tobias Greene

Original Name : Gertrude Norman

Gender : Female

Lowell Drew

Character Name : Chester Greene

Original Name : Lowell Drew

Gender : Male

Morgan Farley

Character Name : Rex Greene

Original Name : Morgan Farley

Gender : Male

Brandon Hurst

Character Name : Sproot

Original Name : Brandon Hurst

Gender : Male

Augusta Burmeister

Character Name : Mrs. Mannheim

Original Name : Augusta Burmeister

Gender : Female

Marcia Harris

Character Name : Hemming

Original Name : Marcia Harris

Gender : Female

Veda Buckland

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Veda Buckland

Gender : Female

Shep Camp

Character Name : Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Original Name : Shep Camp

Gender : Male

Charles E. Evans

Character Name : Lawyer Canon (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles E. Evans

Gender : Male

Helena Phillips Evans

Character Name : Miss O'Brien (uncredited)

Original Name : Helena Phillips Evans

Gender : Female

Mildred Golden

Character Name : Barton (uncredited)

Original Name : Mildred Golden

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-02

This all starts with a sort of roll-call where a lawyer checks the presence of the "Greene" family at the bedside of their mother. A condition of their late father's will is if they don't all live together for fifteen years after his demise, then they don't get a sou. Not surprisingly, they don't exactly see eye to eye so when one of them is shot, it's hardly a shock. The police - the instantly recognisable Eugene Palette as "Sgt. Heath" - duly arrive and enlist the help of detective "Philo Vance" (William Powell) who quickly discovers that any one of them could have done it. Thing is, the killer isn't content with just the one - and when the family start to drop like flies, the investigators must get a move on in case it is just them who are actually left at the end! It's very stage-bound, this, but the pace is break-neck and there are a few characters - not least the bed-ridden and grumpy mother (Gertrude Norman), to keep the investigation moving along until it's slightly unexpected conclusion. It's a bit of an hybrid of other "Dark House" style stories, but Powell and Pallette deliver simply and quite well here.