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.[1]

The British Film Institute has placed it on its BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[1]

Cast

• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Philo Vance
• Wally Patch as Inspector Moor
• Kathleen Kelly as Angela Hargreaves
• Henri De Vries as Dr. Bliss
• John Robinson as Donald Scarlett
• Wallace Geoffrey as Salveter
• Stella Moya as Meryt Amen
• Graham Cheswright as Makeham

References

External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
• The Scarab Murder Case at IMDb

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