the film start in the long island kennel club where be murder a dog and later be appear dead a a case of commit suicide a collector millionaire call arched and but sleuth debonair philo vance ( william powell ) to be aware of actually kill . there be many suspect represent the secretary ( ralph morgan ) and the butler and the chinese cooker and the contender ( paul cavanagh ) in kennel championship for revenge kill dog and the nephew ( mary astor ) face off her tyrant uncle and the italian man ( jack la rue ) and the brother and the attractive neighbour . stylish vance try to find out who murder tycoon and appear many clue and a a book title representunsolved murder . the police inspector ( eugene palette ) and a coroner be help by vance to investigate the mysterious death . the sympathetic forensic medic examines bore the continuous body count . who the killer . the public enjoy immensely about guess the murder . the picture be an interesting and deliberate whodunit and it a laborious and intriguing suspense tale . the personage be similar to agatha christie story and all they be various suspect . they be develop on a whole gallery of familiar actor well characterize from the period represent by a glitter casting to choose from their act range from great to worst . powell be in his habitual elegant and smart form a philo . he protagonist of two famed detective cinema and this one and and elegant nick charles along with nora ( mirna loy ) make the great marriage detective . special mention to mary astor a the niece enamor of suspect sir thomas and she be a noted actress of noir cinema ( maltese falcon ) . the movie be magnificently direct by hollywood classic director michael curtiz . he direct utilizing modern technique a the image of dead through a lock door and a split image while be speak for phone and curtain image . the tale be remake a ¨calling philo vance¨ ( 1940 ) . the film be a good production warner bros and by vitagraph corp .