Back home

The Benson Murder Case

15 votes

Producing House

A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1930-04-13

Runtime: 65 mins

Director: Frank Tuttle

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Original title: The Benson Murder Case

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Philo Vance Collection

The Canary Murder Case
2.8

The Canary Murder Case

1929-02-16

A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and

The Greene Murder Case
3

The Greene Murder Case

1929-08-11

Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper

The Benson Murder Case
2.9

The Benson Murder Case

1930-04-13

A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Van

The Bishop Murder Case
2.6

The Bishop Murder Case

1929-12-31

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance dedu

The Kennel Murder Case
3

The Kennel Murder Case

1933-10-28

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder o

The Dragon Murder Case
2.9

The Dragon Murder Case

1934-08-25

Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides t

The Casino Murder Case
3.3

The Casino Murder Case

1935-03-15

After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, a

The Garden Murder Case
2.7

The Garden Murder Case

1936-02-21

Two people with ties to rich murdered socialite Lowe Hammle die from unusual suicides—but Vance susp

The Scarab Murder Case
3

The Scarab Murder Case

1936-11-30

One of a series of murder mysteries featuring the character Philo Vance. A Lost Movie

Night of Mystery
0

Night of Mystery

1937-05-21

One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
2.8

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939-06-02

Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to s

Calling Philo Vance
3

Calling Philo Vance

1940-02-03

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to

Philo Vance's Gamble
2.9

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947-04-12

Private Detective Philo Vance gets involved with a succession of murders and a mystery concerning th

Philo Vance Returns
2.5

Philo Vance Returns

1947-04-14

Playboy Larry Blendon introduces his grandmother Stella Blendon to his fiancée, radio singer Virgini

Philo Vance's Secret Mission
2.5

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

1947-08-30

Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are

Recommendations

Dancer in the Dark
3.9

Dancer in the Dark

2000-09-01

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her

Jakarta
2.1

Jakarta

1988-05-06

A CIA agent roams the streets of New York haunted by the death of the beautiful woman he fell in lov

Tulips in October
3

Tulips in October

2022-12-22

Detective Ushio is called in to the murder of an elite heart surgeon, who was stabbed twice at a clu

The Buckingham Murders
2.9

The Buckingham Murders

2024-09-13

Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and a single mother who recently lost her child

Memento
4.1

Memento

2000-10-11

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating

Beverly Hills Cop II
3.3

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987-05-18

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of

Léon: The Professional
4.1

Léon: The Professional

1994-09-14

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-doo

Bad Education
3.7

Bad Education

2004-03-19

When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their a

The Silence of the Lambs
4.2

The Silence of the Lambs

1991-02-14

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to int

Fargo
3.9

Fargo

1996-03-08

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan

Strange Days
3.5

Strange Days

1995-10-13

In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the

Swimming Pool
3.2

Swimming Pool

2003-05-21

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek

Beverly Hills Cop III
3

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994-05-24

When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a Calif

Once Upon a Time in America
4.2

Once Upon a Time in America

1984-05-23

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty yea

True Romance
3.8

True Romance

1993-09-09

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, wh

Insomnia
3.5

Insomnia

2002-05-24

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to i

A Crime
2.8

A Crime

2006-09-11

Vincent's life is on hold until he finds his wife's killer. Alice, his neighbor, is convinced she ca

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
3.2

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995-12-01

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Lowlife
3.1

Lowlife

2017-07-21

The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes

Vertigo
4.1

Vertigo

1958-05-09

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of a