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The Crimson Canary (1945)

Directed by John Hoffman

Overview

When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band’s drummer, jazz trumpeter Danny Brooks attempts to clear him—only to implicate himself and the rest of the band in the process. Can a jazz-loving police detective and Danny’s fiancée solve the case before the next downbeat?

Rated NR | Length 64 minutes

Actors

Noah Beery Jr. | Lois Collier | John Litel | Steven Geray | Claudia Drake | Danny Morton | Jimmie Dodd | Steve Brodie | John Kellogg | Arthur Space | Josh White | Coleman Hawkins | Oscar Pettiford