The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

Directed by Frank Tuttle, Malcolm St. Clair

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

192982 min5.7 / 10

A classic whodunit centered on a murdered showgirl's blackmail schemes, where a clever detective must untangle duplicity and motive among a web of suspects.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Canary Murder Case end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Canary Murder Case scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Canary Murder Case sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Canary Murder Case violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Canary Murder Case easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

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