The Scarab Murder Case (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Hankinson |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Written by | Selwyn Jepson |
| Based on | novel The Scarab Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine |
| Starring |
Wilfrid Hyde-White Wally Patch Kathleen Kelly |
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68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Scarab Murder Case is a 1936 film directed by Michael Hankinson. It is part of a series of films about fictional detective Philo Vance. Paramount Pictures intended for William Powell to portray the character, as he had in three prior Paramount films - The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Greene Murder Case (1929) and The Benson Murder Case (1930) - as well as The Kennel Murder Case (1933) for Warner Bros. However, Powell changed studios, and the role went to Wilfrid Hyde-White.
The British Film Institute has placed it on its BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.
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