The Canary Murder Case

Director: Frank Tuttle, Malcolm St. Clair Frank Tuttle

Overview

A blackmailing nightclub singer, who has made a habit of blackmailing her well-to-do lovers, is found murdered -- necessitating the intervention of sleuth-extraordinaire Phil Vance. Rumored to have been the downfall of star Louise Brooks when it was converted from silent film to talkie with her voice dubbed by another.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2025
UPC:	0089218867391
Original Release:	1929
Rating:	NR
Source:	Alpha Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

William Powell	Philo Vance
Jean Arthur	Alice LaFosse
James Hall	Jimmy Spottswoode
Louise Brooks	'The Canary'/Margaret O'Dell
Gustav von Seyffertitz	Dr. Ambrose Lindquist
Charles Lane	Charles Spotswoode
Eugene Pallette	Ernest Heath
Lawrence Grant	John Cleaver
Ned Sparks	Tony Skeel
Louis John Bartels	Louis Mannix
E.H. Calvert	District Attorney John F.X. Markham
Oscar Smith	Stuttering Hallboy
Tim Adair	George Y. Harvey
George Y. Harvey	Actor
Margaret Livingston	Voice double for Louise Brooks

Technical Credits

Malcolm St. Clair

Director