The Casino Murder Case (1935)

Paul Lukas: Philo Vance

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Quotes 

• Philo Vance : Yes, we must discover the wrong direction in order to discover the right.

• Philo Vance : [after smashing a garish statue of an angel]  The man who destroys a monstrosity like this does more than a man who creates a masterpiece.

• Lynn : Got a gum?

  Philo Vance : No.

  [He is searched anyway] 

  Lynn : Sit down.

  [after Vance sits] 

  Lynn : Surprised?

  Philo Vance : No, it's all in this letter to Markham.

  [Vance starts to reach for the letter] 

  Lynn : Keep your hand down. I'll take that!

  [He takes the letter] 

  Lynn : I'm gonna burn it before I drill yuh.

  Philo Vance : Without seeing how near I came to guessing right. It's very short really. Read it.

  Lynn : [Ordering]  You read it! I'll let you live until you're finished.

  Philo Vance : I wish it were longer. For the sake of brevity, I put it in synopsis form.