The Canary Murder Case (1929)

Crime Drama Mystery

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. Written by Tony Fontana

Updated May 22 2020

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US -

1929-02-16

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Keywords:

blackmail murder broadway showgirl pre-code philo vance

FACTS

Runtime: 82 mins Rating: 5.8 Tag Line: Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

Cast

Eugene Pallette

Sgt. Ernest Heath

Margaret Livingston

Double for Margaret O'Dell (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

John Cleaver

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dr. Ambrose Lindquist

Louise Brooks

The Canary

Ned Sparks

Tony Skeel

Jean Arthur

Alice LaFosse

William Powell

Philo Vance