The Greene Murder Case (1930)

A wealthy and contentious family have a deep dislike for each other. But due to the will of the deceased patriarch, they must all live in the same house or be disinherited. When one family member (Lowell Drew) is shot to death and another (Jean Arthur) is also shot but survives, the famous detective Philo Vance (William Powell) is brought in to investigate. Based on the novel by S.S. Dine and directed by Frank Tuttle (THIS GUN FOR HIRE). The second Philo Vance film starring William Powell (he would do one more before moving on to MGM) is a clever and entertaining whodunit. It's a little more fluid than the previous entry THE CANARY MURDER CASE and its cast of quirky suspects helps to hold your attention. Even if you're not particularly a murder mystery fan, there should be enough here to engage you. With Florence Eldridge, Eugene Pallette, Ullrich Haupt Sr., Gertrude Norman and Morgan Farley.