The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
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25% of users liked it
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Warren William delivers a curiously subdued performance as dilettante sleuth Philo Vance in The Dragon Murder Case. The plot centers around a mysterious "dragon pool" on the Stamm estate, which figures prominently in the deaths of several unsympathetic society types. As usual, Inspector… More Warren William delivers a curiously subdued performance as dilettante sleuth Philo Vance in The Dragon Murder Case. The plot centers around a mysterious "dragon pool" on the Stamm estate, which figures prominently in the deaths of several unsympathetic society types. As usual, Inspector Markham (Robert McWade) and Sergeant Heath (Eugene Pallette) are all for snapping the cuffs on the most obvious suspect, but Philo Vance knows full well that appearances are deceiving. The all-suspect cast includes Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Helen Lowell, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat and George Meeker, many of whom thoughtfully remove themselves from suspicion by getting killed themselves. Not a particularly mysterious mystery, The Dragon Murder Case works better on a melodramatic level, with some genuinely spooky camerawork courtesy of the ever-reliable Tony Gaudio. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- H. Bruce Humberstone
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 25, 1934 Wide
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Cast
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Warren William
as Philo Vance
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Margaret Lindsay
as Bernice Stamm
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Lyle Talbot
as Dale Leland
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Eugene Pallette
as Sgt. Ernest Heath
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Robert McWade
as District Attorney John F.X.
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Helen Lowell
as Mrs. Stamm
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Dorothy Tree
as Ruby Steele
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Robert H. Barrat
as Rudolph Stamm
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George E. Stone
as Tatum
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George Meeker
as Montague
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Robert Warwick
as Dr. Holliday
- Arthur Ayleswofth
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William B. Davidson
as Greef
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Etienne Girardot
as Doremus
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Charles C. Wilson
as Hennessey
