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The Yellow Canary

8.019631h 33mNRMovieThrillerDrama

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.

DirectorBuzz Kulik
WriterRod Serling
ProducersRobert L. Lippert·Maury Dexter

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Cast · Directed by Buzz Kulik

PBPat Boone
Pat Boone
Andy Paxton
BEBarbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Lissa Paxton
SFSteve Forrest
Steve Forrest
Hubbard "Hub" Wiley
JKJack Klugman
Jack Klugman
Lt. Bonner
JWJesse White
Jesse White
Ed Thornburg
SH
Steve Harris
"Bake" Baker
MSMilton Selzer
Milton Selzer
Vecchio
JCJeff Corey
Jeff Corey
Joe Pyle
JHJo Helton
Jo Helton
Renee Pyle
VRVici Raaf
Vici Raaf
Crystal
HGHarold Gould
Harold Gould
Ponelli
JTJoe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Policeman

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The Yellow Canary is streaming on TCM in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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