"Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue."
William Powell
as Philo Vance
Mary Astor
as Hilda Lake
Eugene Pallette
as Detective Heath
Ralph Morgan
as Raymond Wrede
Robert McWade
as District Attorney Markham
Robert Barrat
as Archer Coe
Frank Conroy
as Brisbane Coe
Etienne Girardot
as Dr. Doremus
James Lee
as Liang
Paul Cavanagh
as Thomas MacDonald
Arthur Hohl
as Gamble the Butler
Helen Vinson
as Doris Delafield
Jack La Rue
as Eduardo Grassi
Harry Allen
as Sandy (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Desk Sergeant Mellish (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
James Burke
as Policeman Who Lets Dog Out (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Reporter at Police Station (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
as Sergeant Snitkin (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
as Girl (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Morgan
as Gamble (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill
as Dubois (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
as Policeman on Night Patrol (uncredited)
Skippy
as Terrier at Dog Show (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso
as Detective (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Leo White
as Chicago Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Renee Whitney
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Detective Hennessy (uncredited)
Michael Curtiz
Director
S.S. Van Dine
Writer
Robert N. Lee
Screenplay
Peter Milne
Robert Presnell Sr.
Adaptation
William Rees
Director of Photography
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Harold McLernon
Editor
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Al Alleborn
Unit Manager
William C. McGann
Assistant Director
Kurt Rayfeld
Second Assistant Director
Herbert Plews
Props
Charles Althouse
Sound
Owen Crompton
Grip
John Ellis
Still Photographer
Lawrence Kennedy
Electrician
William P. Whitley
Assistant Camera
William Maybery
Casting Assistant
Russel Trost
Casting Associate
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Ray Heindorf
Orchestrator