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.

The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.

A good-natured cowboy who is romancing the new schoolmarm has a crisis of conscience when he discovers his best friend is engaged in cattle rustling.

Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York’s Upper East Side.

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love…

A beautiful showgirl, name “the Canary” is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed “the Canary”. All the suspects…