The Canary Murder Case (1929)

02/16/1929 (US) • 1h 22m

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.

Top Billed 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


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Part of the Philo Vance Collection

Includes The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, The Benson Murder Case

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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