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The Hard-Boiled Canary

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
ComedyMusicRomance

A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other ... Read allA young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other students in order to prove herself.A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other students in order to prove herself.

  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Robert Lively
    • Andrew L. Stone
    • Ann Ronell
  • Stars
    • Allan Jones
    • Susanna Foster
    • Margaret Lindsay
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Robert Lively
      • Andrew L. Stone
      • Ann Ronell
    • Stars
      • Allan Jones
      • Susanna Foster
      • Margaret Lindsay
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
    Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
    Susanna Foster, Heimo Haitto, and Allan Jones in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
    Richard Bonelli, Susanna Foster, and Allan Jones in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
    Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, and Margaret Lindsay in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)
    Susanna Foster in The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)

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    Allan Jones
    Allan Jones
    • Michael Maddy
    Susanna Foster
    Susanna Foster
    • Toodles LaVerne
    Margaret Lindsay
    Margaret Lindsay
    • Sylvia Worth
    Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman
    • George Thomas
    Grace Bradley
    Grace Bradley
    • Madie Duvalie
    William Collier Sr.
    William Collier Sr.
    • Dr. Joseph E. Maddy
    Heimo Haitto
    • Heimo Haitto
    Peter Meremblum
    • Peter Meremblum (Violin Instructor)
    William Chapman
    • William Chapman
    Kaye Connor
    • Kaye Connor
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Dolly Loehr
    • (as Dolly Loehr)
    Patricia Travers
    • Patricia Travers
    Richard Bonelli
    Richard Bonelli
    • Richard Bonelli
    Richard Hageman
    • Richard Hageman
    Irra Petina
    • Irra Petine
    Tandy MacKenzie
    • Tandy MacKenzie
    Fay Helm
    Fay Helm
    • Miss Wilson
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Miss Clark
    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Robert Lively
      • Andrew L. Stone
      • Ann Ronell
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    • Trivia
      The violin Travers is seen playing is the Guarnerius Ex-Consolo (also known as the Ex-Partello).
    • Goofs
      Kaye Connor, who is faking laryngitis and being unable to talk so that Toodles can sing in her place, speaks briefly in a subsequent scene, before her charade is later revealed.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Arena: The Orson Welles Story - Part 1 (1982)
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    Paramount prepared-newspaper review-March, 1941
    From the Original press book For "The Hard-Boiled Canary(1941)" "Great Musical Talent Cast in "Canary"... Film Bringing together one of the most impressive casts ever assembled for a motion picture, Paramount's new comedy musical, "The Hard-Boiled Canary," which opens..(Day) at the...(Theatre Name)....where it will be shown through...(Day).

    Featured in the gay story of a young burlesque queen who goes operatic, are Susanna Foster, who plays the title role, and Allan Jones, Margaret Lindsay, Lynne Overman and Grace Bradley. Cast in prominent roles, brilliant Metropolitan Opera stars Richard Bonelli, Irra Petine and Tandy MacKenzie make their screen debuts in the picture. In addition to these musical luminaries, five of the most noted teen age youngsters in the world of music display their extraordinary talents which have brought them the plaudits of music-lovers throughout the country.

    The five youngsters are Haimo Haitto, sixteen-year-old Finnish violinist; Patricia Travers, thirteen, considered by music authorities one of the finest young violinists in this country; Dolly Loehr, fourteen, a pianist frequently acclaimed in the concert halls, Kaye Connor, fifteen, well-known young violinist and singer, and William Chapman, a baritone of exceptional attainments.

    The story is told against the background of Interlochen, the world-famous music camp in Michigan. There, it is not unusual for the dance-stirring notes of a swing version of "The Beer-Barrel Polka" to mingle with the sedate strains of music by Bach and Beethoven" End of review intended for newspaper use in towns where "The Hard-Boiled Canary" was playing in 1941. The Ames Daily Tribune used it on Saturday, March 22, 1941 where "The Hard-Boiled Canary" was booked to open on Sunday at the New Ames Theatre.
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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • There's Magic in Music
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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