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The Garden Murder Case (1936) [NR]

Featuring:
Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume

Written by:
Bertram Millhauser
S.S. Van Dine

Directed by:
Edwin L. Marin


Release Date:
February 21, 1936

Original Title:
The Garden Murder Case

Genres:
Crime | Mystery

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 61

S. S. Van Dine's most intriguing murder case featuring the great PHILO VANCE!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Detective Philo Vance is in charge of the investigation of several mysterious murders. Things take a turn when he gathers evidence against Major Fenwicke-Ralston.

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Overview from Open Movies

Someone has shot and killed Lowe Hammle and everyone at his 22 room apartment is a suspect. The reasons are as varied as the number of people there. There is Dr. Garden, whose son Floyd was killed at the track in a mysterious way which is thought to be a suicide. There is Mrs. Fenwicke-Ralston who was supposed to complete a deal on a horse. There is the blackmailing Nurse Beeton and the niece Zalia, who knows that Uncle is trying to break up her relationship with Woode. Since there is no powder marks on the body, Vance knows that it is murder and believes that a woman did the job. But he has to find the killer and the motive.

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Rankings and Honors

The Garden Murder Case (1936) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.0/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Edwin B. Willis
Joseph C. Wright

Assistant Director:
Lesley Selander

Costume Design:
Dolly Tree

Director:
Edwin L. Marin

Director of Photography:
Charles G. Clarke

Editor:
Ben Lewis

Novel:
S.S. Van Dine

Orchestrator:
Jack Virgil
Paul Marquardt

Original Music Composer:
William Axt

Producer:
Ned Marin
Lucien Hubbard

Screenplay:
Bertram Millhauser

Sound Director:
Douglas Shearer

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