Jeremy Arnold Presents THE CRIMSON CANARY

ABOUT THE FILM:

Jazz and murder form a potent mixture in this forgotten B murder mystery. When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band’s drummer, jazz trumpeter Noah Beery, Jr., attempts to clear him—only to implicate himself and the rest of the band in the process. Can a jazz-loving police detective (John Litel) and Beery’s fiancée (Lois Collier) solve the case before the next downbeat? THE CRIMSON CANARY’s atmosphere is uniquely enhanced by its music, with an innovative all-jazz score and ultra-rare screen appearances by the saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and bassist Oscar Pettiford—as well as by folk singer Josh White, who performs his bluesy hit of the era, “One Meat Ball.”

Program notes by Jeremy Arnold.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures

COUNTRY: USA