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The Benson Murder Case
“DID SHE KILL? Solve the crime that shocked New York!”
59%
Movie
1h 5m
AI Analysis
The Benson Murder Case (1930) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Benson Murder Case (1930) — a movie tagged as Crime, Mystery, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~65 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Benson Murder Case 59% (17 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1930-04-13
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 68953
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Is there an official trailer for The Benson Murder Case?
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What is The Benson Murder Case about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for The Benson Murder Case?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Benson Murder Case?
The official runtime for The Benson Murder Case is approximately 65 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

William Powell
Philo Vance

William 'Stage' Boyd
Harry Gray

Eugene Pallette
Sgt. Edward Heath

Paul Lukas
Adolph Mohler

Natalie Moorhead
Fanny Del Roy

Richard Tucker
Anthony Benson

May Beatty
Mrs. Paula Banning

E.H. Calvert
DA John F.X. Markham

Mischa Auer
Albert Brecker (uncredited)
- P
Perry Ivins
Print Dealer (uncredited)
- C
Charles McMurphy
Detective Burke (uncredited)

Guy Oliver
Captain Hagedorn (uncredited)
- D
Dick Rush
Detective Welch (uncredited)

Otto Yamaoka
Sam (uncredited)
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