The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film adaptation of the novel of the same name by S. S. Van Dine, starring Warren William as private detective Philo Vance.
The Dragon Murder Case | |
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Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
Written by | F. Hugh Herbert Robert N. Lee Rian James (adaptation) |
Based on | the novel The Dragon Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine |
Starring | Warren William Margaret Lindsay Lyle Talbot |
Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
Production company | First National Pictures |
Distributed by | a Warner Bros.-First National Picture |
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Running time | 65-68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film features a large dragon illustration behind the opening and closing credits. Monty Montague disappears after diving into a natural pool of water on an estate. Several people dive in, but there is no trace of him. Philo Vance and the District Attorney come to investigate and decide to drain the pool. They are told that there are potholes near the pool, and Montague's body is found at the bottom of a very deep pothole. His body has claw marks on it, consistent with the superstition that a dragon inhabits the pool.
In his The New York Times review, Mordaunt Hall found that the "denouement is scarcely satisfactory, for it is not quite clear how Mr. Vance reaches his conclusions." Also, in his opinion, "Mr. William, while he does fair work, is not as easy and smooth in the rôle as was Mr. [William] Powell."[1]
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