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The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

# Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?
Crime   Mystery
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1929-02-16
⌚ Running Time: 82 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.6

Beloved Cast

William Powell original image
Philo Vance
William Powell
James Hall original image
Jimmie Spottswoode
James Hall
Louise Brooks original image
The Canary
Louise Brooks
Jean Arthur original image
Alice LaFosse
Jean Arthur
Charles Lane original image
Charles Spottswoode
Charles Lane
Lawrence Grant original image
John Cleaver
Lawrence Grant
Gustav von Seyffertitz original image
Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
Gustav von Seyffertitz
E.H. Calvert original image
District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
E.H. Calvert
Eugene Pallette original image
Sergeant Heath
Eugene Pallette
Ned Sparks original image
Tony Skeel
Ned Sparks
Louis John Bartels original image
Louis Mannix
Louis John Bartels
Tim Adair original image
George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
Tim Adair
Margaret Livingston original image
Body Double for Louise Brooks (uncredited)
Margaret Livingston
Oscar Smith original image
Stuttering Hallboy (uncredited)
Oscar Smith

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