Basil Rathbone ... Philo Vance
Leila Hyams ... Belle Dillard
Roland Young ... Sigurd Arnesson
Alec B. Francis ... Professor Bertrand Dillard
George F. Marion ... Adolph Drukker
Zelda Sears ... Mrs. Otto Drukker
Bodil Rosing ... Grete Menzel
Carroll Nye ... John E. Sprigg
Charles Quatermaine ... John Pardee (as Charles Quartermaine)
James Donlan ... Ernest Heath
Sidney Bracey ... Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
Clarence Geldert ... John F.-X. Markham (as Clarence Geldart)
Delmer Daves ... Raymond Sperling
Nellie Bly Baker ... Beedle
Richard Cramer ... Unknown
Frank Fanning ... Detective in Park (uncredited)Officer Manning (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones ... Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell ... Dr. Van Pelt (uncredited)
Douglas Scott ... Child with Book in Park (uncredited)

PHILO VANCE - KENNEL MURDER CASE, THE(1933):

It all starts with a dog being killed! Then a
mean, totally unlikable man commits suicide!
He's found in a locked room with a gun in his
hand and a bullet in his head! Enter Philo
Vance to sort the whole thing out! This is
quite entertaining!! A

From an IMDb.com customer:

Why can't this type of compact, entertaining
mystery be filmed in the new century? It keeps
the viewer thinking and guessing all the way.
The cast is a great ensemble. William Powell
exhibits true star quality. Who knows--perhaps
he was rehearsing for his future as Nick Charles.
He is a joy to watch. One also can see why
Eugene Pallette made more than 200 films. He
is a great supporting character actor and his
excellent chemistry with Powell is fun to
watch. Mary Astor does above average work
in a not very meaty role. All other hands
chip in to make this a thoroughly enjoyable
way to spend 73 minutes. I suspect Michael
Curtiz had a ball directing his one.
Bravo! - ny1mwd26

William Powell ... Philo Vance
Mary Astor ... Hilda Lake
Eugene Pallette ... Detective Heath
Ralph Morgan ... Raymond Wrede - the Secretary
Robert McWade ... District Attorney Markham
Robert Barrat ... Archer Coe
Frank Conroy ... Brisbane Coe
Etienne Girardot ... Dr. Doremus
James Lee ... Liang - the Cook
Paul Cavanagh ... Sir Thomas MacDonald (as Paul Cavanaugh)
Arthur Hohl ... Gamble - the Butler
Helen Vinson ... Doris Delafield
Jack La Rue ... Eduardo Grassi (as Jack LaRue)
Harry Allen ... Sandy (uncredited)
Asta ... Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
Wade Boteler ... Sgt. Mellish - Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Police Photographer (uncredited)
James Burke ... Policeman Who Lets Philo's Dog Out (uncredited)
George Chandler ... First Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
Spencer Charters ... Sgt. Snitkin (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney ... Girl (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Morgan ... Gamble, the butler (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill ... Dubois - Police Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Railroad Station Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ... Policeman on Night Patrol (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso ... Detective (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift ... Detective (uncredited)
Leo White ... Chicago Hotel Clerk (uncredited)v Renee Whitney ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson ... Det. Hennessy (uncredited)

PHILO VANCE - DRAGON MURDER CASE, THE(1934):

It must be William that's the problem here!
The story's ok, and the rest of the actors
are all adiquet, but somehow this isn't as
good as the first two!! Still not a bad
entry, but just a little under the weather! B

From IMDb.com:

I've seen two of the Philo Vance movies and
I've been disappointed with both. It isn't
the actors involved. Warren William will
always be the best Perry Mason, in my opinion;
and, William Powell is one of my favorite
leading men. The acting in this movie was
great; it was the writing that failed,
however.

Movies were still in their infancy, so I
can understand a whodunnit set up like a
stage play. But, Philo Vance had literally
no personality. It was as if George Lucas
had directed it. "Whatever you do, DON'T
draw attention to yourself".

On the plus side, the underwater parts
were excellent and the insane aunt set
a higher bar for movie lunatics, I can
tell you. - masercot

Warren William ... Philo Vance
Margaret Lindsay ... Bernice
Lyle Talbot ... Dale Leland
Eugene Pallette ... Sgt. Heath
Helen Lowell ... Mrs. Stamm
Robert McWade ... Markham
Robert Barrat ... Rudolph Stamm
Dorothy Tree ... Ruby Steele
George E. Stone ... Ken Tatum
Etienne Girardot ... Dr. Doremus
George Meeker ... Monty Montague
Robert Warwick ... Dr. Halliday
William B. Davidson ... Greeff (as William Davidson)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Trainor - Stamm's Butler
Charles C. Wilson ... Detective Hennessey (as Charles Wilson)
Milton Kibbee ... Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ... Commander (uncredited)
Henry Otho ... Detective in Diving Suit (uncredited)
Hedwiga Reicher ... Mrs. Schwartz (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ... Burt - Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert ... Detective (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Currey - Vance's Butler (uncredited)

PHILO VANCE - CASINO MURDER CASE, THE(1935):

First things first, Lukas is a terrible
Vance!!!! This isn't a great movie! I
think that it has a lot to do with the
new Vance! Anyway, ok, but not near the
quality of the last two!! C+

From IMDb.com:

Casino Murder Case, The (1935)

* (out of 4)

Paul Lukas takes over the role of Philo Vance
and gets involved with a strange family whose
members keep getting poisoned. This is a really
bad movie and there's really no way to get
around that fact. Lukas is incredibly boring
in the lead and I'm not just saying this
because he isn't as good as the men who
played the part previously. Even on his
own Lukas brings nothing to the role and
he actually makes Vance quite boring and
dull. The supporting cast isn't any better
and they all come off with very poor
performances including Ted Healy (with
his Stooges). The story too is very poor
and is never really all that interesting.
It takes about twenty minutes for the
crime to take place and I'm really not
sure what the opening sequences has
to do with anything. - Michael_Elliott

Paul Lukas ... Philo Vance
Alison Skipworth ... Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn
Rosalind Russell ... Doris Reed
Leo G. Carroll ... Smith (as Leo Carroll)
Keye Luke ... Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
William Demarest ... Auctioneer (uncredited)
Donald Cook ... Lynn Llewellyn
Arthur Byron ... Richard Kinkaid
Ted Healy ... Police Sergeant Ernest Heath
Eric Blore ... Currie
Isabel Jewell ... Amelia Llewellyn
Louise Fazenda ... Becky
Purnell Pratt ... District Attorney John Markham (as Purnell B. Pratt)
Leslie Fenton ... Dr. Kane
Louise Henry ... Virginia Llewellyn
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 (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Wallis Clark ... Dr. Elton (uncredited)
Jay Eaton ... Auction Floorman (uncredited)
Lillian Elliott ... Mrs. Marting (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Watchman (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Police Detective (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Grace Hayle ... Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
Tom Herbert ... Reporter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Reporter (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Miki Morita ... Japanese Casino Waiter (uncredited)
Pinky Parker ... Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Reicher ... Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Police Detective (uncredited)

PHILO VANCE - GARDEN MURDER CASE, THE(1936):

Another new Philo Vance!! At least this
one's not nearly as bad as the last one!
He gets involved with a rich family who's
members are dropping dead! Not as great
as the first one, but decent enough! B-

From IMDb.com:

When Philo Vance (Edmund Lowe) is standing
precariously on the edge of a balcony high
above the city, apparently hypnotized and
just about to step to his death,it immediately
reminded me of a nearly identical scene in
another film made nine years later, "The
Woman in Green" in which Sherlock Holmes
(Basil Rathbone)is similarly about to hurl
himself into space while being hypnotized.

Happily, both Philo Vance and Sherlock
Holmes survive these attempts at murder
by unscrupulous criminals. Exciting cinematic
suspense in both these scenes. When will
they learn you can't cloud the minds of
great fictional detectives ? - bllest

Edmund Lowe ... Philo Vance
Virginia Bruce ... Zalia Graem
Benita Hume ... Nurse Beeton
Douglas Walton ... Floyd Garden
Nat Pendleton ... Sergeant Heath
Gene Lockhart ... Lowe Hammle
H.B. Warner ... Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Kent Smith ... Woode Swift
Grant Mitchell ... Inspector Markham
Frieda Inescort ... Mrs. Fenwicke-Ralston
Henry B. Walthall ... Dr. Garden
Jessie Ralph ... Mrs. Hammle
Charles Trowbridge ... Inspector Colby
Etienne Girardot ... Dr. Doremus
William Austin ... Sneed - Hammle's Butler (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Messenger (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten ... Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Rosalind Ivan ... Mrs. Jepson - Hammle's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Heath's Assistant (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Man Yelling at Race Track (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard ... Waiter at Race Track (uncredited)
Jack Roper ... Servant Eating Caviar (uncredited)
Matty Roubert ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon ... Woman Running for Bus (uncredited)
Duke York ... Traffic Cop (uncredited)

PHILO VANCE - CALLING(1940):

Again a new Philo Vance! And if this seems like
a case of deja vu, it is! This is basically the
same story as was in Philo Vance's The Kennel
Murder Case!! A lot of the dialague is verbatum
tho the actual story is a bit different with
Philo being hired by the Secret Service to
find out who's steeling information about
airplanes! Since this was 1940, it was
inevitable that Vance would be put in the
war one way or another! B+

From IMDb.com:

One of the weakest Philo Vance films: a pointless
remake of "The Kennel Murder Case", with a blander
cast. But if you haven't seen "Kennel", you may
still find the story ingenious. The then-topical
WWII elements look out of place now in a Philo
Vance mystery. ** out of 4. - gridoon2021

James Stephenson ... Philo Vance
Margot Stevenson ... Hilda Lake
Henry O'Neill ... Markham
Edward Brophy ... Ryan
Sheila Bromley ... Doris
Ralph Forbes ... Tom McDonald
Donald Douglas ... Philip Wrede
Martin Kosleck ... Gamble
Jimmy Conlin ... Dr. Doremus - Coroner (as Jimmy Conlon)
Edward Raquello ... Eduardo Grassi
Creighton Hale ... Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
Harry Strang ... Hennessey - Markham's Assistant
Richard Kipling ... Archer Coe
Wedgwood Nowell ... Brisbane Coe
Bo Ling ... Ling Toy