THE KENNEL MURDER CASEThe Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring William Powell as Philo Vance, reprising the role for Warner Brothers after appearing as Vance in three films for Paramount.Philo Vance's dog does not make it into the final of the Long Island Kennel Club's dog show. Fellow competitor Archer Coe (Robert Barrat) is disappointed, having hoped to savor a victory over Vance. Coe is found dead the next morning in his bedroom, locked from the inside. District Attorney Markham (Robert McWade) and Police Sergeant Heath (Eugene Pallette) assume it was suicide, because he was shot through the head and was found holding a pistol. Vance is not convinced. He soon finds evidence that Coe was murdered. Coroner Dr. Doremus (Etienne Girardot) determines the victim died of a stab wound.Directed by Michael CurtizProduced by Robert Presnell (producer)Screenplay by Robert N. Lee & Peter MilneBased on novel by S.S. Van DineStarring William Powell, Mary AstorCinematography William ReesEdited by Harold McLernonDistributed by Warner Bros.Release dates October 28, 1933Running time 73 minutesCountry United StatesLanguage EnglishTHIS IS A DVD-R DELIVERED IN DVD CASE WITH ART WORK eCRATER’s Public Domain policy: These movies are in the public domain. Thousands of Hollywood motion pictures are in the Public Domain because they were released without Copyright Notices, never registered with the Library of Congress, had improper or late registrations; or were not properly renewed under the old requirements for films made before 1964. The status of films registered from 1929 through 1956 is noted in 3 volumes of Copyright Catalogs of motion picture registrations published by the Library of Congress.