The Casino Murder Case

1935
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1h 22m

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6.1/10

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Louise Fazenda, Paul Lukas, and Alison Skipworth in The Casino Murder Case (1935)

After socialite Lynn Llewwllen receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.

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After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Smith
(as Leo Carroll)

Charles Sellon

Dr. Doremus

Ernie Adams

Husband of Fat Lady at Auction
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Casino Patron
(uncredited)

Edna Bennett

Nurse to Lynn
(uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Waiter
(unconfirmed)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Seventh of fifteen films in the "Philo Vance" series released from 1929 to 1947 that began with The Canary Murder Case (1929). The novels by S.S. Van Dine were extremely popular and studios bade for the film rights to each one, making the author very wealthy at the time.

Goofs
When Virgina is poisoned, the doctor who examined her states that her pupils were dilated so much that he could barely see the retinas. The retina is a membrane in the back of the eye. He meant that he could barely see the iris. The iris is the colored part of the eye in which the pupil exists. A doctor should have known the difference between the iris and the retina.

Quotes
Philo Vance: Yes, we must discover the wrong direction in order to discover the right.

Connections
Followed by The Garden Murder Case (1936)

Soundtracks
Symphonische Dichtung 'Les Préludes'
(1848) (uncredited)
Music by Franz Liszt
Played on a car radio, but morphed into the score

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7/10

Watch as a Comedy, Not a Mystery

In the wake of the success of The Thin Man, the studios began to churn out scads of little mystery movies that are really more like screwball comedies than problems in deduction or thrillers. This is a pretty good sample of the type, with Rosalind Russell showing a flair for the genre that would be exploited in His Girl Friday. It even takes about 15 minutes or so before anyone gets murdered.

Paul Luckas is fine as the sleuth in the picture. Any resemblance between him and the Philo Vance depicted in the series of novels by S.S. Van Dine is a coincidence. This Philo is charming, polite, and doesn't mind when Roz complains that his mystery stories are wordy and complicated. And shouldn't come as a surprise that this Philo is more seems more interested in Roz than the mystery at hand. The actual crime is mildly intriguing, but the solution is mildly ridiculous.

Treat this as a pleasant way to spend a little more than an hour, and look at cool 30s cars, clothes and decor. Don't look for great art here.