The Canary Murder Case (1929)
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.
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William Powell
as Philo Vance
as Philo Vance
James Hall
as Jimmie Spottswoode
as Jimmie Spottswoode
Louise Brooks
as The Canary
as The Canary
Jean Arthur
as Alice LaFosse
as Alice LaFosse
Charles Lane
as Charles Spottswoode
as Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant
as John Cleaver
as John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert
as District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
as District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Eugene Pallette
as Sergeant Heath
as Sergeant Heath
Ned Sparks
as Tony Skeel
as Tony Skeel
Louis John Bartels
as Louis Mannix
as Louis Mannix
Tim Adair
as George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
as George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Margaret Livingston
as Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
as Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
as Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)
as Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)
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Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Director
Frank Tuttle
Director
Director
Albert S. Le Vino
Adaptation
Adaptation
Florence Ryerson
Screenplay
Screenplay
Louis D. Lighton
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
S.S. Van Dine
Novel
Novel
William Shea
Editor
Editor
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Costume Design
Cliff Blackstone
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Harry Fischbeck
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Karl Hajos
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
S.S. Van Dine
Dialogue
Dialogue
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
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