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The Crimson Canary is a 1945 American mystery film directed by John Hoffman and written by Henry Blankfort and Peggy Phillips. The film stars Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, John Litel, Steven Geray, Claudia Drake and Danny Morton.
The Crimson Canary: Directed by John Hoffman. With Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, John Litel, Steven Geray. Members of a Jazz Band come under suspicion when a beautiful nightclub singer is murdered.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- John Hoffman
- 1945-11-09
As a jazz quintette plays their last night at Vic's Café in Los Angeles, having been offered a better job in San Francisco, Anita Lane, their conniving female vocalist, threatens to break up the engagement of Danny, the trumpeter, to Jean, a schoolteacher, unless she is allowed stay with the band.
- John Hoffman, Mack Wright
- Noah Beery Jr.
1945's "The Crimson Canary" was a Universal mystery with a twist, the main suspects are jazz musicians, allowing for about 20 minutes of music to detract from the investigation. Noah Beery Jr. heads the cast as the trumpet playing bandleader, who discovers the body of their flirtatious singer (Claudia Drake), dead from a fractured skull, in the ...
An offbeat Universal murder mystery, Crimson Canary is set in the very special world of jazz musicians. A duplicitous songstress is murdered, and the prime suspects are members of a nightclub jazz combo.
The Crimson Canary. Two members (Noah Beery Jr., Danny Morton) of a jazz quintet are suspected of killing the group's singer in San Francisco.
- Mystery & Thriller
The Crimson Canary (1945) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
