The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

1929
1h 22m
5.6

5.6/10

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Crime Mystery

"Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?"

Overview

A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed "the Canary". All the suspects knew and were used by her and everyone had a motive to see her dead. The only witness to the crime has also been 'rubbed out'. Only one man, the keen, fascinating, debonair detective Philo Vance, would be able to figure out who is the killer.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

self sacrifice blackmail stage show beautiful woman murder district attorney broadway showgirl pre-code police investigation philo vance duplicity father son relationship strangled society sleuth

Quick Facts

Release Date February 16, 1929
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0019745

Cast

William Powell
William Powell

Philo Vance

James Hall
James Hall

Jimmie Spottswoode

Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks

The Canary

Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur

Alice LaFosse

Charles Lane
Charles Lane

Charles Spottswoode

Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant

John Cleaver

Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dr. Ambrose Lindquist

E.H. Calvert
E.H. Calvert

District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)

Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette

Sergeant Heath

Ned Sparks
Ned Sparks

Tony Skeel

Louis John Bartels
Louis John Bartels

Louis Mannix

Tim Adair
Tim Adair

George Y. Harvey (uncredited)

Key Crew

Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Frank Tuttle
Director
Florence Ryerson
Screenplay