The Crimson Canary
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Hoffman
Screenplay by	Henry Blankfort Peggy Phillips
Story by	Peggy Phillips
Produced by	Henry Blankfort
Starring	Noah Beery Jr. Lois Collier John Litel Steven Geray Claudia Drake Danny Morton
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Paul Landres
Music by	Edgar Fairchild
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 9, 1945 (1945-11-09)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Crimson Canary is a 1945 American mystery film directed by John Hoffman and written by Henry Blankfort and Peggy Phillips. The film stars Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, John Litel, Steven Geray, Claudia Drake and Danny Morton. The film was released on November 9, 1945, by Universal Pictures.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Cast

• Noah Beery Jr. as Danny Brooks
• Lois Collier as Jean Walker
• John Litel as Roger Quinn
• Steven Geray as Vic Miller
• Claudia Drake as Anita Lane
• Danny Morton as Johnny
• Jimmie Dodd as Chuck
• Steve Brodie as Hillary
• John Kellogg as Keys
• Arthur Space as Detective Carlyle
• Josh White as himself
• Coleman Hawkins as himself
• Oscar Pettiford as himself

Critical reception

Writing in AllMovie, writer and film critic Hal Erickson described the film as "an offbeat murder mystery," and that "[although] the plot is nothing special, the wall-to-wall music and 'hip' ambience of Crimson Canary result in a better than average Universal 'B' [movie]".^[4] A review in TV Guide reported that "equal attention is paid to both suspects and their motives," and that "Cool tunes color this one hot."^[5]