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The Greene Murder Case is a 1929 talking film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and based on the novel The Greene Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine (aka Willard Huntington Wright). The novel had been published a year before this film was made. It stars William Powell in his first Philo Vance outing. Florence Eldridge and Jean Arthur costar.
In 1937 the film was remade as Night of Mystery.
Original Release
08/11/1929
US Release
08/11/1929
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Philo Vance |
Florence Eldridge | Sibella Greene |
Ullrich Haupt | Dr. Arthur Von Blon |
Jean Arthur | Ada Greene |
Eugene Pallette | Sgt. Ernest Heath / Sergeant Ernest Heath |
E.H. Calvert | Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham / District Attorney John F. X. Markham |
Gertrude Norman | Mrs. Tobias Greene |
Lowell Drew | Chester Greene |
Morgan Farley | Rex Greene |
Brandon Hurst | Sproot |
Directors
Writers
S.S. Van Dine, Louise Long, Bartlett Cormack, Richard H. Digges Jr.
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Powell | Philo Vance |
Florence Eldridge | Sibella Greene |
Ullrich Haupt | Dr. Arthur Von Blon |
Jean Arthur | Ada Greene |
Eugene Pallette | Sgt. Ernest Heath / Sergeant Ernest Heath |
E.H. Calvert | Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham / District Attorney John F. X. Markham |
Gertrude Norman | Mrs. Tobias Greene |
Lowell Drew | Chester Greene |
Morgan Farley | Rex Greene |
Brandon Hurst | Sproot |
Augusta Burmeister | Mrs. Gertrude Mannheim |
Marcia Harris | Hemming / Hemmings |
Veda Buckland | Nurse / Nurse (Uncredited) |
Shep Camp | Medical Examiner / Medical Examiner (Uncredited) |
Charles E. Evans | Lawyer Canon / Lawyer Canon (Uncredited) |
Helena Phillips Evans | Miss O'Brien - Police Nurse / Miss O'Brien (Uncredited) |
Mildred Golden | Barton / Barton (Uncredited) |
Harry Strang | Cop in House / Cop in House (Uncredited) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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B.P. Schulberg | Producer |