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The Yellow Canary

The Yellow Canary

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 15, 1963

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Thriller, Drama

Original Title

The Yellow Canary

Production Companies

Cooga Mooga, 20th Century Fox

Director

Buzz Kulik

Description

Andy is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife who treats his staff badly. On the same night he starts a job at a theater in Los Angeles his infant son is kidnapped. Despite requests from the lead police officer on the case, Lieutenant Bonner, Paxton plays along with the kidnappers as they string him along even though they are willing to kill.