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  • The Canary Murder Case (1929)
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    82 min | Crime, Mystery
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Passed
82 min | Crime, Mystery

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 ...See moreA 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. Only one man, debonair detective, Philo Vance, might be able to figure out who silenced 'the Canary'. Written by Tony Fontana See less
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Writers
S.S. Van Dine (novel) (story and dialogue) | Florence Ryerson (scenario) | Albert S. Le Vino (adaptation) (as Albert Shelby LeVino) | Herman J. Mankiewicz (titles) (version: silent)
Cinematographer
Harry Fischbeck (photographed by)
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Updated Jan 15, 1929

Release date
Feb 16, 1929 (United States)
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14 cast members
Name Known for
William Powell
Philo Vance Philo Vance   See fewer
Jean Arthur
Alice LaFosse Alice LaFosse   See fewer
James Hall
Jimmy Spottswoode Jimmy Spottswoode   See fewer
Louise Brooks
'The Canary' - Margaret O'Dell 'The Canary' - Margaret O'Dell   See fewer
Charles Lane
Charles Spottswoode Charles Spottswoode   See fewer
Lawrence Grant
John Cleaver John Cleaver   See fewer
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist Dr. Ambrose Lindquist   See fewer
E.H. Calvert
Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert) Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)   See fewer
Eugene Pallette
Sgt. Ernest Heath Sgt. Ernest Heath   See fewer
Ned Sparks
Tony Skeel (as Ned A. Sparks) Tony Skeel (as Ned A. Sparks)   See fewer
Louis John Bartels
Louis Mannix Louis Mannix   See fewer
Tim Adair
George Y. Harvey (uncredited) George Y. Harvey (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Livingston
Double for Margaret O'Dell (uncredited) Double for Margaret O'Dell (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Smith
Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited) Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)   See fewer
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