The Yellow Canary

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Buzz Kulik
Writer Whit Masterson (Novel), Rod Serling (Writer)
Release Date May 15, 1963
Runtime 93 min (1h 33m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Cooga Mooga • 20th Century Fox

The Yellow Canary (1963)

Directed by Buzz Kulik
• Written by Whit Masterson , Rod Serling

"The Yellow Canary Is a Soft Yellow Thing"

⭐ 4.0 / 5 (2 votes) ⏱️ 93 min 🎬 Thriller, Drama

Ratings Breakdown:

2 ratings
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Synopsis

Andy Paxton is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife. On the same night he starts an engagement at a theater in Los Angeles their infant son is kidnapped. Despite objections from the lead police officer on the case, Paxton plays along with the kidnappers as they string him along.

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Director Buzz Kulik
Buzz Kulik
Director
 Novel Whit Masterson
Whit Masterson
Novel
 Writer Rod Serling
Rod Serling
Writer
 Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Andy Paxton
 Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Lissa Paxton
 Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest
Hubbard "Hub" Wiley
 Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
Lt. Bonner
 Jesse White
Jesse White
Ed Thornburg
 Steve Harris
Steve Harris
"Bake" Baker
 Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
Vecchio
 Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey
Joe Pyle
 Jo Helton
Jo Helton
Renee Pyle
 Vici Raaf
Vici Raaf
Crystal
 Harold Gould
Harold Gould
Ponelli
 Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Policeman