The Canary Murder Case

1h 22min

Crime

Mystery

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

William Powell

Philo Vance
James Hall

James Hall

Jimmie Spottswoode
Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

The Canary
Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Alice LaFosse
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Charles Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

John Cleaver
Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Sergeant Heath
Ned Sparks

Ned Sparks

Tony Skeel
Louis John Bartels

Louis John Bartels

Louis Mannix
Tim Adair

Tim Adair

George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Margaret Livingston

Margaret Livingston

Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)

Release date

16th Feb 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English