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The Canary Murder Case

Malcolm St. Clair

1929 • 1h 22m

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...

The Canary Murder Case

Cast

William Powell

William PowellPhilo Vance

James Hall

James HallJimmie Spottswoode

Louise Brooks

Louise BrooksThe Canary

Jean Arthur

Jean ArthurAlice LaFosse

Charles Lane

Charles LaneCharles Spottswoode

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence GrantJohn Cleaver

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von SeyffertitzDr. Ambrose Lindquist

E.H. Calvert

E.H. CalvertDistrict Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene PalletteSergeant Heath

Ned Sparks

Ned SparksTony Skeel

Louis John Bartels

Louis John BartelsLouis Mannix

Tim AdairGeorge Y. Harvey (uncredited)

Margaret Livingston

Margaret LivingstonBody Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)

Oscar Smith

Oscar SmithStuttering Hallboy (uncredited)

Crew

Malcolm St. Clair

Malcolm St. ClairDirector

Frank Tuttle

Frank TuttleDirector

Florence Ryerson

Florence RyersonScreenplay

S.S. Van Dine

S.S. Van DineNovel

Louis D. Lighton

Louis D. LightonAssociate Producer

Travis Banton

Travis BantonCostume Design

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. MankiewiczAdditional Writing

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