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The Yellow Canary

The Yellow Canary Is a Soft Yellow Thing
May 15, 1963 · 1h 33m
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Drama

PLOT

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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CAST

Pat Boone
Andy Paxton
Barbara Eden
Lissa Paxton
Steve Forrest
Hubbard "Hub" Wiley
Jack Klugman
Lt. Bonner
Jesse White
Ed Thornburg
Steve Harris
"Bake" Baker
Milton Selzer
Vecchio
Jeff Corey
Joe Pyle
Directed by Buzz Kulik

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Cooga Mooga, 20th Century Fox
Country
US

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