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The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

The Dragon Murder Case poster
Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective investigates a murder that occurs during a party at a wealthy family's estate. The suspects include several guests and relatives who each had a motive to kill the victim.

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What happens

The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film adaptation of the novel of the same name by S. S. Van Dine, starring Warren William as private detective Philo Vance, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot and Eugene Pallette, and featuring Helen Lowell, Robert McWade, Robert Barrat, Dorothy Tree, George E. Stone and Etienne Girardot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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