Nowhere near the quality of the first film version of the novel, The Kennel Murder Case. James Stephenson is a weak version of Philo Vance but not awful in the role. An entertaining film but the earlier version is much better.
This review of Calling Philo Vance (1940) was written by Greg W on 30 Jan 2014.
Calling Philo Vance has generally received mixed reviews.
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