Louise Brooks i The Canary drapssak (1929)

The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. However, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges.

Dessverre, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had gone to work in Germany. She would soon become an international star for her work in Pandora’s Box (1929). She left Paramount acrimoniously and refused to return to the United States.

 

The original director Malcom St. Clair also was angry with Paramount over their treatment of Louise Brooks. Paramount reassigned Frank Tuttle, who had already made a few sound films, to finish the film as a talking picture. Tuttle used Margaret Livingston to dub the lines for the Canary, Margaret O’Dell, played by Louise Brooks. Livingston snakket i et sterkt påvirket Brooklyn aksent.

The actual plot of the film revolves around the Canary, en nattklubb sangerinne, som er utpressing flere mannlige medlemmer av New York samfunnet. The men have been indiscrete while under the spell of the Canary. The Canary decides to cash in and marry Jimmy Spotwood, the son of a wealthy banker.

Charles Spotwood asks Philo Vance, played by William Powell, for assistance. Vance played warns Mr. Spotwood å gjøre avtaler med Canary raskt. Han mener hun er på vei mot problemer. Philo Vance er riktig som vanlig.

The Canary blir funnet drept. Foruten samfunnets menn, her ex-husband had also broken out of jail and was threatening her. Philo Vance er trukket inn i saken av sin venn statsadvokat Markham.

One of the interesting aspects of the film occurs when Sgt. Heath greets Philo Vance and District Attorney Markham. Heath congratulates Vance for successfully solving the Greene Murder Case. While S.S. Van Dine wrote the Greene Murder Case before the Canary Murder Case, Paramount released The Greene drapssak seven months after The Canary Murder Case.

Louise Brooks ville synes å være perfekt i rollen som den Canary. Mens hun var ikke en utpresser, Louise Brooks sammen med Clara Bow ble ansett som det mest typiske 1920-tallet flappers. Totalt uavhengig, Louise Brooks ville gjøre bare 24 filmer før han ble en av de mest reclusive tidligere filmstjerner på bare 32 år.

Louise Brooks ble født Mary Louise Brooks November 14, 1906 i Cherryvale, Kansas. Hun var en danser fra en svært tidlig alder, som er hvordan hun forlot Kansas for New York. Hun begynte å lage film i 1925 på 19 år. She was a good friend of W.C. Felt og spilte sin datter i Det er den gamle hæren spill (1926). However, Hun vil alltid bli husket for å spille Lulu i Pandora’s Box (1929) (affiliate link).

Da hun kom tilbake til USA, hun gjorde et par westernfilmer med en ung John Wayne før du trekker deg helt. Hun tilbrakte resten av sitt liv som en folkesky kunstneren bor hovedsakelig i New York by. Hun gikk bort August 8, 1985 på 78 år.

Denne filmen går omtrent 82 minutter og er en spillefilm. For en tidlig talkie, filmen beveger seg med stor kontinuitet. La meg vite hva du synes om filmen.

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