The Canary Murder Case
movie
Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?
Released February 16, 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
William Powell
as
Philo Vance
James Hall
as
Jimmie Spottswoode
Louise Brooks
as
The Canary
Jean Arthur
as
Alice LaFosse
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Charles Lane
as
Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant
as
John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert
as
District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Eugene Pallette
as
Sergeant Heath
Ned Sparks
as
Tony Skeel
Louis John Bartels
as
Louis Mannix
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Tim Adair
as
George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Crew
Malcolm St. Clair
as
Director
Frank Tuttle
as
Director
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Albert S. Le Vino
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Adaptation
Florence Ryerson
as
Screenplay
S.S. Van Dine
as
Novel
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Louis D. Lighton
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Associate Producer
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William Shea
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Editor
Travis Banton
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Costume Design
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Cliff Blackstone
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Director of Photography
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Harry Fischbeck
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Director of Photography
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Karl Hajos
as
Original Music Composer
S.S. Van Dine
as
Dialogue