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The Canary Murder Case (1929)

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Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Malcolm St. Clair
  • Profile picture of William Powell
    Philo Vance William Powell
  • Profile picture of James Hall
    Jimmie Spottswoode James Hall
  • Profile picture of Louise Brooks
    The Canary Louise Brooks
  • Profile picture of Jean Arthur
    Alice LaFosse Jean Arthur
  • Profile picture of Lawrence Grant
    John Cleaver Lawrence Grant
  • Profile picture of Gustav von Seyffertitz
    Dr. Ambrose Lindquist Gustav von Seyffertitz
  • Profile picture of E.H. Calvert
    District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert) E.H. Calvert
  • Profile picture of Eugene Pallette
    Sergeant Heath Eugene Pallette

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Keywords

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