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The Canary Murder Case
“Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?”
5.7 / 10• 1929• 1h 22m•NR• English
CrimeMystery
Storyline
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
William Powell
Philo Vance
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Malcolm St. Clair's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Canary Murder Case is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
