The Benson Murder Case 是SS范达因的首部作品，创下了当年的图书销售记录，由此开启侦探推理小说的黄金时代。此部电影版改编忠于原著，也是威廉·鲍威尔第三次饰演侦探菲洛·万斯。
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)
Perry Ivins
Print Dealer (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Detective Burke (uncredited)
Guy Oliver
Captain Hagedorn (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective Welch (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka
Sam (uncredited)
