The Canary Murder Case (1929)

The Canary Murder Case (1929)

Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway? 1929-02-16 United States of America 82 Min. PG-13
5.5 23 votes

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

Cast

William Powell is Philo Vance
Philo Vance
Louise Brooks is The Canary
The Canary
Jean Arthur is Alice LaFosse
Alice LaFosse
James Hall is Jimmy Spottswoode
Jimmy Spottswoode
Charles Lane is Charles Spottswoode
Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant is John Cleaver
John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz is Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert is Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Eugene Pallette is Sgt. Ernest Heath
Sgt. Ernest Heath
Ned Sparks is Tony Skeel
Tony Skeel
Tim Adair is George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
George Y. Harvey (uncredited)