Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan and Tala Birell. It was part of a series of films featuring the detective Philo Vance made during the 1930s and 1940s.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Edward C. Jewell and Perry Smith.

Plot
Philo Vance is approached by the head of a publishing company to become an advisor on a series of crime novels they are releasing. Before long he is embroiled in a case about the mysterious killing of one of the partners in the company.

Cast

 * Alan Curtis as Philo Vance
 * Sheila Ryan as Mona Bannister
 * Tala Birell as Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips
 * Frank Jenks as Ernie Clark
 * James Bell as Sheriff Harry Madison
 * Frank Fenton as Paul Morgan
 * Paul Maxey as Martin Jamison
 * Kenneth Farrell as Joe, the Photographer
 * Toni Todd as Louise Roberts aka Mrs. Paul Morgan
 * David Leonard as Carl Wilson
 * William Newell as Deputy
 * Tom Quinn as Haddon Phillips
 * Harry Strang as Ship's Purser
 * Frank Wilcox as Thaddius Carter