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Description   A detective story, it centers upon a conniving "canary" (a nightclub singer) who takes on wealthy lovers and then blackmails them into giving her money. If they don't cooperate, she will tell their wives and ruin their lives. It all unravels when she falls in love with a handsome young man and accepts his marriage proposal. She goes to each of her lovers and demands they each make one final large payment. She is found dead the next day and her fiancé is blamed until ultra-suave gumshoe Philo Vance shows up and proves his innocence. Originally, the film was made without sound. Later when the studio decided to dub in voices, it recalled all of the actors, including Brooks, who was in Europe working with filmmaker Pabst. Brooks disdained talkies and refused to participate. This was a serious breach of contract, and she was released. Margaret Livingston ended up dubbing her voice for Brooks' role. Though later Brooks returned to Hollywood, she was relegated to appearing in low-budget Westerns.   Cast Directed by Malcolm St. Clair   Frank Tuttle   (scenes for talkie version)   Writing credits Albert S. Le Vino   writer Herman J. Mankiewicz   titles Florence Ryerson   writer S.S. Van Dine   novel (as Willard Huntington Wright) S.S. Van Dine   screenplay (as Willard Huntington Wright) Cast William Powell ... Philo Vance Louise Brooks ... Margaret Odell (the Canary) Jean Arthur ... Alys LaFosse James Hall ... Jimmy Spotswoode Charles Lane ... Charless Spotswoode Eugene Pallette ... Sgt. Ernest Heath Gustav von Seyffertitz ... Dr. Ambrose Lindquist Lawrence Grant ... Charles Cleaver Ned Sparks ... Tony Sheel Louis John Bartels ... Louis Mannix E.H. Calvert ... Dist. Atty. John F.X. Markham Oscar Smith ... Stuttering hallboy Tim Adair ... George Y. Harvey Margaret Livingston ... Margaret Odell (voice) Original Music by Karl Hajos     Cinematography by Cliff Blackstone   Harry Fischbeck     Film Editing by William Shea     Costume Design by Travis Banton     Other crew Margaret Livingston .... double: Louise Brooks

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