A girl comes calling for Philo Vance. Why doesn't Betty Crane seem to know her name, when everybody else seems to be able to identify her by sight? Racketeers have…
A racketeer of a penny arcade learns his girlfriend has just won a big role in the movies. Not wanting to lose out on his blackmail over her, he tightens…
A racketeer and extortionist has added frustrations on his hands when his golddigging girlfriend demands mink coats. Then his main thug reports their mark for extortion going to pay a…
A man is raced to the hospital, and was alert enough to warn his attendants about danger. On arrival at the hospital, with nobody having access to him, he is…
On a horse drawn cab ride, Philo Vance has a confusing conversation with a forgetful cabbie. There's something awful funny going on between an old couple in the park. What…
A friendly skeet shooting match pits the skills of Philo Vance against DA Markham. The challenge is interrupted only when Ellen, Philo's secretary, enters the shooting range with the next…
A gangland execution goes down, as payback for one thug crossing another over a dame. The matter enters the office of DA Markham, when Miss Belmonte reports her murdering boyfriend.…
A burglary call mobilizes the cops into action. Though their response time is within minutes, the crooks are gone, and Philo Vance is on hand to review the meager clues…