The Canary Murder Case
- IMDb link: 0019745
- IMDb rating: 6 (1,243 votes) Search
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
- Cast: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Hall, Louise Brooks and others
- Release date: 1 Apr 1929
- Release year: 1929
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: black stereotype, blackmail, private detective, new york city, showgirl, show business, pre code film, whodunnit mystery, philo vance character, blackmailer
Plot
Storyline
Nightclub singer 'the Canary' blackmails acquaintances, ends up murdered. Only witness also killed. Detective Philo Vance investigates to uncover her killer among numerous suspects she had exploited.
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 was also killed. Only one man, debonair detective, Philo Vance, might be able to figure out who silenced 'the Canary'.
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