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The Benson Murder Case   1930         N/R, 69 min. Genre: Mystery Director: Frank Tuttle   Cast: William Powell, Natalie Moorhead, Eugene Pallette, Paul Lukas, William "Stage" Boyd, E.H. Calvert, Richard Tucker, May Beatty, Mischa Auer, Otto Yamaoka   S.S. Van Dine's suave detective, Philo Vance (William Powell), is back and becomes involved with the murder of Anthony Benson—a shifty, wealthy, womanizing stock broker—who is hosting Philo at his estate. Now our sleuth must sift through the several suspects to come up with the culprit. Van Dine's novel was based on an actual murder in 1920 that is still unsolved.