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The Canary Murder Case

1929 · 1h 22m · Crime, Mystery · United States of America

Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

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.

Directed by
Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
Written by
Florence Ryerson
Based on the novel by
S.S. Van Dine
Starring
William Powell, James Hall, Louise Brooks, Jean Arthur
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