This Philo Vance is not really Philo Vance of the books and earlier films but just comes across as a regular private eye type that one has seen loads of times before, played routinely by William Wright . The mystery is interesting though with the tontine element to Larry Blendon's will concerning all his ex-wives. Which one of them is bumping off the others? However the murderer is easy to spot early on in the film. There are several very personable women that keep ones' interest in the film but on the whole it's nothing special. And even though some reviewers enjoy the acting of Leon Belasco as Alexis Karnoff I found him immensely irritating. The film was directed by the unfeasibly prolific William Beaudine, who if not a great director was always professional.
Review of Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns
(1947)
"You have no respect for your elders whatsover"
8 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers