The Scarab Murder Case (film)

The Scarab Murder Case is a 1936 film directed by Michael Hankinson. It is part of a series of films about fictional detective Philo Vance. Paramount Pictures intended for William Powell to portray the character, as he had in three prior Paramount films - The Canary Murder Case (1929), The Greene Murder Case (1929) and The Benson Murder Case (1930) - as well as The Kennel Murder Case (1933) for Warner Bros. However, Powell changed studios, and the role went to Wilfrid Hyde-White.

The British Film Institute has placed it on its BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.

Cast

 * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Philo Vance
 * Wally Patch as Inspector Moor
 * Kathleen Kelly as Angela Hargreaves
 * Henri De Vries as Dr. Bliss
 * John Robinson as Donald Scarlett
 * Wallace Geoffrey as Salveter
 * Stella Moya as Meryt Amen
 * Graham Cheswright as Makeham