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 pseudonym for Willard Huntington Wright).

The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair, with a screenplay by Wright (under the Van Dine pseudonym), Albert Shelby LeVino, and Florence Ryerson.

Conversely, Brooks' refusal to participate in the sound reshoots famously led to controversy from which her career never recovered; her role was dubbed by Margaret Livingston.

The Canary Murder Case was released by Paramount Pictures on February 16, 1929 to mixed reviews; the dubbing of Brooks was heavily panned by critics.

After Spottswoode leaves, she telephones two club patrons she has been blackmailing, Cleaver and Mannix, to demand one final generous gift from each of them by the next day; she makes the same request of "creepy" admirer Dr. Lindquist.

Her former husband Tony Skeel – who has broken out of prison and into her apartment and has overheard her phone calls – demands half of the blackmail.

District Attorney Markham investigates, aided by Spottswoode's close friend Philo Vance, and Police Sergeant Heath.

Vance subtly maneuvers Cleaver, Mannix, Lindquist and the two Spottswoodes into playing poker to pass the time so he can observe their personality traits.

Only one shows the daring, imagination and discipline required for the crime; that man bluffs Vance, betting everything with just a pair of deuces.

[4] Louise Brooks completed her contract for Paramount with the film, and declined to renew it after the studio refused her request for a raise.

[3] The New York World stated the film was "an example of a good movie plot gone wrong as the result of spoken dialogue", while The Cincinnati Enquirer called Brooks "much more satisfying optically than auditorily.