

The Canary Murder Case (1929)
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.
Where to watch The Canary Murder Case
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What is The Canary Murder Case about?
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. The Canary Murder Case is a Crime, Mystery movie, released on 1929-02-16, runtime 82 minutes.
Is The Canary Murder Case worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Canary Murder Case 5.8 out of 10 from 29 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
Where can I watch The Canary Murder Case?
In the United States, The Canary Murder Case is free to watch on The, Public Domain Movies and Fawesome and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
Cast
- William Powell as Philo Vance
- James Hall as Jimmie Spottswoode
- Louise Brooks as The Canary
- Jean Arthur as Alice LaFosse
- Charles Lane as Charles Spottswoode
- Lawrence Grant as John Cleaver
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
- E.H. Calvert as District Attorney Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)
- Eugene Pallette as Sergeant Heath
- Ned Sparks as Tony Skeel
- Louis John Bartels as Louis Mannix
- Tim Adair as George Y. Harvey (uncredited)
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