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United States. Language. English. The Canary Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code crime - mystery film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by S.S. Van Dine (the pseudonym for Willard Huntington Wright). The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair, with a screenplay by Wright (under the Van Dine pseudonym), Albert Shelby LeVino, and ...
The Canary Murder Case: Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle. With William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Hall, Louise Brooks. A beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'.
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- Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
- Passed
- William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Hall
The beautiful Margaret Odell, famous Broadway beauty and ex-Follies girl known as "The Canary", is found murdered in her apartment. She has a number of men in her life, ranging from high society to gangsters, and more than one man visited her apartment on the night she dies. It is Philo Vance's characteristic erudition that leads him to a key ...
- S. S. Van Dine
- 1927
Novel. Florence Ryerson. Screenplay. 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.
1h 20m 1929. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Trivia. Brief Synopsis. Read More. 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".
- Malcolm St. Clair
- William Powell
A beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'. All the suspects who knew her had been used by her. The only witness to the crime was also killed.
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The Canary Murder Case is a 1929 American Pre-Code crime-mystery film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by S.S. Van Dine . The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair, with a screenplay by Wright , Albert Shelby LeVino, and Florence Ryerson.
