Movie Description
The Canary Murder Case
(1929)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.
Cast
Philo Vance
Jimmie Spottswoode
The Canary
Alice LaFosse
Charles Spottswoode
John Cleaver
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Sergeant Heath
Tony Skeel
Louis Mannix
George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Canary Murder Case
Status Released
Release Information
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1929-02-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Genres
- Crime
- Mystery
