The Canary Murder Case

IMDb link: 0019745
IMDb rating: 6 (1,213 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
Cast: William Powell, Jean Arthur, Louise Brooks, James Hall 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:

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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