---
title: 'The Canary Murder Case (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Tuttle'
released: '1929-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-canary-murder-case-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019745/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Canary Murder Case (1929)

1929 · Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Canary Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code crime-mystery film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by S.S. Van Dine. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair, with a screenplay by Wright, Albert Shelby LeVino, and Florence Ryerson. William Powell starred in the role of detective Philo Vance, with Louise Brooks co-starring as "The Canary"; Jean Arthur, James Hall, and Charles Lane also co-starred in other principal roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-tuttle), [Malcolm St. Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-st-clair)
- **Screenplay:** [S. S. Van Dine](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-s-van-dine), [Herman J. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-j-mankiewicz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Karl Hajos](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hajos)

## Cast

- [Margaret Livingston](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-livingston)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Charles Willis Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-willis-lane)
- [Ned Sparks](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-sparks)
- [Eugene Pallette](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-pallette)
- [Lawrence Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-grant)
- [Jean Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-arthur)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Gustav von Seyffertitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-von-seyffertitz)
- [Louise Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-brooks)
- [James Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hall)
- [E. H. Calvert](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-h-calvert)

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