The Garden Murder Case (1936)

When a jockey (Douglas Walton) dies during a race by breaking his neck, it's considered suicide since he announced before the race that he would break his neck. But when his father (Henry B. Walthall) collapses from the shock of his son's death and a wealthy millionaire (Gene Lockhart) is shot to death, society detective Philo Vance (Edmund Lowe) is convinced all three incidents are tied together. Based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine and directed by Edwin L. Marin (NOCTURNE). This was the tenth entry in the Philo Vance film series. Despite the titular presence of the innocuous Edmund Lowe as Vance, this is a solid entry in the series. An intriguing murder mystery with a houseful of suspects. It may seem rather complicated but it should be fairly easy for murder mystery buffs to piece together before Vance solves the case, I know I did. This would be the last Philo Vance mystery made by MGM. Warners would pick up the franchise for two more films. With Virginia Bruce, Kent Smith, Frieda Inescort, H.B. Warner, Jessie Ralph and Benita Hume, who would marry Ronald Colman and retire from acting.