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Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

The Canary Murder Case

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. Written by Tony Fontana

Credits

The Canary Murder Case Cast

Name Character
Jean Arthur She was 28, 90 years old when she died as Alice LaFosse
William Powell He was 36, 91 years old when he died as Philo Vance
Gustav von Seyffertitz He was 66, 81 years old when he died as Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
Eugene Pallette He was 39, 65 years old when he died as Sgt. Ernest Heath
James Hall He was 117, 128 years old when he died as Jimmy Spottswoode
Lawrence Grant He was 58, 81 years old when he died as John Cleaver
Margaret Livingston She was 33, 89 years old when she died as Double for Margaret O'Dell (uncredited)
Ned Sparks He was 45, 73 years old when he died as Tony Skeel
Louise Brooks She was 22, 78 years old when she died as The Canary
E.H. Calvert He was 65, 78 years old when he died as Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham (as Captain E. H. Calvert)

The Canary Murder Case Crew

Name Department
Louis D. Lighton as Associate Producer. He was 33 (67) years old when He died Production
Florence Ryerson as Screenplay. She was 36 (72) years old when She died Writing
William Shea as Editor. He was 21 (84) years old when He died Editing
Frank Tuttle as Director. He was 36 (70) years old when He died Directing
Karl Hajos as Music. He was 40 (61) years old when He died Sound
Malcolm St. Clair as Director. He was 31 (55) years old when He died Directing
S.S. Van Dine as Novel. He was 40 (50) years old when He died Writing
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Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

  • Release day: Saturday, February 16, 1929
  • Runtime: 82 minutes