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The Dragon Murder Case

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Detective Philo Vance (Warren William) investigates the mysterious murder of Monty Montague (George Meeker) at the family home of his fiancée, Bernice Stamm (Margaret Lindsay). After diving into a murky swimming pool with Bernice's brother, Rudolph (Robert Barrat), Monty failed to surface, but his body was not found when the pool was drained. Following odd markings on the pool bottom, Vance locates the body in a sink hole, but the coroner finds that there is no water in the victim's lungs.

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Paul Chambers Movie Chambers A moderately interesting murder tale with Warren William as Philo Vance, looking into a tragic drowning at a ritzy estate that could be murder. Rated: B- Mar 10, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ron G IT is dated of course, but it is an historical example of an early 1930's whodunnit movie. And Eugene Pallette is one of my favorite character actors. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review Steve D A step in the wrong direction but still entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Daryl S Not a bad mystery. Not terribly hard to figure who did it at the end. Some decent misdirection. Also not that long of a watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review Audience Member the aweful warren williams takes over for william powell and the series suffers Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member not bad murder mystery early B movie fare it zips along at just 78 minutes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid little ?B? mystery, the film moves along at a very brisk pace, good performances from everyone, but it?s Eugene Pallette that stands out. It?s light, simple and very entertaining. Good mystery, and it?s along the line of Charlie Chan movies. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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H. Bruce Humberstone

Director

Warren William

Philo Vance

Margaret Lindsay

Bernice Stamm

Lyle Talbot

Gale Leland

Eugene Pallette

Sgt. Ernest Heath

Dorothy Tree

Ruby Steele
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Synopsis Detective Philo Vance (Warren William) investigates the mysterious murder of Monty Montague (George Meeker) at the family home of his fiancée, Bernice Stamm (Margaret Lindsay). After diving into a murky swimming pool with Bernice's brother, Rudolph (Robert Barrat), Monty failed to surface, but his body was not found when the pool was drained. Following odd markings on the pool bottom, Vance locates the body in a sink hole, but the coroner finds that there is no water in the victim's lungs.
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 8m