The Canary Murder Case (1929)

  • NR
  • 02/16/1929 (US)
  • Crime, Mystery
  • 1h 22m

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. Written by Tony Fontana

Malcolm St. Clair

Director

Frank Tuttle

Director

Florence Ryerson

Screenplay

S.S. Van Dine

Novel

Cast

William Powell's headshot

William Powell

Philo Vance
Louise Brooks's headshot

Louise Brooks

The Canary
Jean Arthur's headshot

Jean Arthur

Alice LaFosse
James Hall's headshot

James Hall

Jimmy Spottswoode
Charles Lane's headshot

Charles Lane

Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant's headshot

Lawrence Grant

John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz's headshot

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert's headshot

E.H. Calvert

Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)

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