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__NOTOC__ ''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also features Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley and Ralph Forbes. It was directed by William Clemens from a screeenplay by Tom Reed, based on the 1933 novel ''The Kennel Murder Case'' by S. S. Van Dine, which had previously been made into a film in 1933, starring William Powell and Mary Astor. For this adaptation of the story, Vance is on international assignment from the United States government to investigate traffic in wartime aircraft designs. The original story dealt with art world double-dealing, but the solution to the mystery is the same in each film. == Cast == * James Stephenson as Philo Vance * Margot Stevenson as Hilda Lake * Henry O'Neill as J.P. Markham * Edward Brophy as Ryan * Sheila Bromley as Doris Delafield * Ralph Forbes as Tom McDonald * Don Douglas as Philip Wrede * Martin Kosleck as Gamble * Jimmy Conlin as Dr. Doremus * Edward Raquello as Eduardo Grassi * Creighton Hale as Du Bois * Harry Strang as Markham's assistant * Richard Kipling as Archer Coe * Wedgwood Nowell as Brisbane Coe * Bo Ling as Ling Toy Cast notes: *Warner Bros. intended to revitalize the Philo Vance series with British stage actor James Stephenson, but Stephenson never played the part again – he died of a heart attack in 1941.〔 *Actors George Reeves, known for playing "Superman" on television in the 1950s, and William Hopper, noted for playing "Paul Drake" on the ''Perry Mason'' TV series in the 1950s-60s, both played small roles in the film.〔Smith, Richard Harland. ("Calling Philo Vance" (article) ) on TCM.com〕 *Vance's dog, "McTavish", was played by Terry, who also played "Toto" in ''The Wizard of Oz''.〔("Terry (III)" ) on IMDB.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calling Philo Vance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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