The Crimson Canary
- Sun, Jun 14
Director: John Hoffman Run Time: 64 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1945
Starring: Claudia Drake, Coleman Hawkins, John Litel, Lois Collier, Noah Beery Jr., Steven Geray
35mm Screening!
THE CRIMSON CANARY boasts two things that make B-movies so much fun: a great premise and a short runtime. A trumpet player gets locked up after the lead singer of his band gets whacked. The trumpeter’s fiancée sets out to find the real killer with help from a jazz-loving detective. Coleman Hawkins rips through spirited renditions of “Rifftide” and “Hollywood Stampede,” while blues/folk legend Josh White brings down the house with his signature tune “One Meatball.” Featuring a memorably nasty performance by Claudia Drake (Detour) as the murdered singer. – Film Noir Foundation Brattle Debut
This program is funded in part by The Brattle’s 35mm Film Fund. Donations to this fund maintain our film projection equipment, train future projectionists, and ensure that The Brattle will be able to continue 35mm screenings well into the future.