Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Philo Vance
William Powell
Hilda Lake
Mary Astor
Detective Heath
Eugene Pallette
Raymond Wrede
Ralph Morgan
District Attorney Markham
Robert McWade
Archer Coe
Robert Barrat
Brisbane Coe
Frank Conroy
Dr. Doremus
Etienne Girardot
Liang
James Lee
Thomas MacDonald
Paul Cavanagh
Gamble the Butler
Arthur Hohl
Doris Delafield
Helen Vinson
Eduardo Grassi
Jack La Rue
Sandy (uncredited)
Harry Allen
Desk Sergeant Mellish (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Police Photographer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
James Burke
Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
George Chandler
Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
Reporter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Gamble (uncredited)
Harry Morgan
Dubois (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill
Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Policeman on Night Patrol (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
Skippy
Detective (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
Detective (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Chicago Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Leo White
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Renee Whitney
Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson