The Greene Murder Case (film)

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The Greene Murder Case
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Directed by Frank Tuttle
Written by Louise Long (screenplay)
Richard H. Digges Jr. (intertitles,silent version)
Based on The Greene Murder Case
1928 novel
by S.S. Dine
Produced by B. P. Schulberg
Starring William Powell
Florence Eldridge
Jean Arthur
Cinematography Henry W. Gerrard
Edited by Verna Willis
Music byKarl Hajos
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • August 11, 1929 (1929-08-11)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
The Greene Murder Case (full film)

The Greene Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Frank Tuttle and stars William Powell in his second Philo Vance outing, Florence Eldridge, and Jean Arthur. It is produced and released on August 11, 1929 by Paramount Pictures and based on the novel The Greene Murder Case , by S.S. Van Dine (Willard Huntington Wright). The novel had been published a year before this film was made.

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In 1937, the film was remade as Night of Mystery .

Plot

The Greenes are a wealthy and dysfunctional family who are forced to gather annually to fulfil the stipulations of the late patriarch's will. The family is ruled by the resentful and ailing Mrs. Tobias Greene (Gertrude Norman), who holds little affection for her children, Rex (Morgan Farley), Chester (Lowell Drew), and daughter Sibella (Florence Eldridge). The children despise each other, while adopted daughter Ada (Jean Arthur) is excluded from the inheritance due to her non-blood relation. The tension within the household is palpable, with suspicions surrounding Sibella's indiscreet affair with the family's doctor, Arthur Von Blon (Ullrich Haupt Sr), and rumors that Mrs Greene's infirmity may not be as severe as it seems. The Greene family's servants, including butler Sproot (Brandon Hurst), housekeeper Gertrude Mannheim (Augusta Burmeister), and devout Hemming (Marcia Harris), also harbor their own doubts. When members of the family start being murdered, District Attorney John Markham (EH Calvert) enlists the help of amateur detective Philo Vance (William Powell), who, alongside Sergeant Ernest Heath (Eugene Pallette), must sift through the animosity and hidden motives to unmask the killer.

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