Movie·1929·1h 22m
The Canary Murder Case
Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?
Directed By
Malcolm St. Clair
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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
Florence Ryerson
Cinematography
Cliff Blackstone
Music
Karl Hajos
Editor
William Shea
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
William Powell
Philo Vance
James Hall
Jimmie Spottswoode
Louise Brooks
The Canary
Jean Arthur
Alice LaFosse
Charles Lane
Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant
John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert
District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Eugene Pallette
Sergeant Heath
Ned Sparks
Tony Skeel
Louis John Bartels
Louis Mannix
Tim Adair
George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Margaret Livingston
Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Frank Tuttle
Director
William Shea
Editor
Florence Ryerson
Screenplay
Cliff Blackstone
Director of Photography
Harry Fischbeck
Director of Photography
Karl Hajos
Original Music Composer
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