The Kennel Murder Case (Original photograph from the 1933 film)

  • Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1933
By William Powell, Mary Astor (starring); Michael Curtiz (director); S. S. Van Dine (novel); Robert N. Lee, Peter Milne, Robert Presnell (screenwriters)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 film, showing actors Eugene Pallette, William Powell, and Robert McWade. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.

Easily the best entry in the series of the 15 Philo Vance film adaptations made between 1929 and 1947. Powell's second of four appearances as the great detective, setting the model for his unforgettable persona in "The Thin Man," released the following year.

10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned, with reinforcements on the verso at three corners.

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