Calling Philo Vance

Directed byWilliam Clemens

Screenplay byTom Reed

Based onThe Kennel Murder Case
1933 novel
by S.S. Van Dine

Produced byBrian Foy
(assoc. prod; uncredited

Calling Philo Vance
Theatrical poster
Directed by	William Clemens
Screenplay by	Tom Reed
Based on	The Kennel Murder Case 1933 novel by S.S. Van Dine
Produced by	Brian Foy (assoc. prod; uncredited
Starring	James Stephenson Margot Stevenson
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Benjamin Liss Louis Lindsay
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1940 (1940-02-03)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Calling Philo Vance is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film produced by Warner Bros. starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley and Ralph Forbes appear in support. It was directed by William Clemens from a screenplay by Tom Reed, based on the 1933 novel The Kennel Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, which had been made into a film in 1933, starring William Powell and Mary Astor.

For this adaptation of the story, Vance is on an international assignment with the United States government to investigate traffic in wartime aircraft designs. The original story dealt with art world double-dealing, but the solution to the mystery is the same in both films. Sgt. Heath, Vance's usual police irritant, is renamed Ryan.