The Case of the Black Parrot

The Case of the Black Parrot
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Produced by William Jacobs
Screenplay by Robert E. Kent
Starring William Lundigan
Maris Wrixon
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Paul Cavanagh
Luli Deste
Charles Waldron
Music by Bernhard Kaun
Cinematography Ted D. McCord
Edited by Thomas Pratt
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • January 11, 1941 (1941-01-11)
Running time
 60 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Case of the Black Parrot is a 1941 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy, Jr., Paul Cavanagh, Luli Deste and Charles Waldron. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 11, 1941.[1]

Plot

Aboard a ship, newspaper reporter Jim Moore falls for passenger Sandy Vantine and meets her Uncle Paul, who is in possession of a small wooden chest that he believes could be a copy made by the mysterious Black Parrot, a notorious art forger. Scotland Yard inspector Colonel Piggott is also aboard, presumably on the Parrot's tail.

Jim proposes to Sandy and meets her relatives and family acquaintances. They include Madame de Charierre, the chest's rightful owner, whose maid Julia had been trying to retrieve it because a secret drawer contained compromising love letters. A police constable, Grady, arrives, so Jim gets in touch with Piggott as well. Paul and another guest quickly end up dead, Piggott quickly declaring that everyone in the house a suspect.

A second hidden compartment contains priceless diamonds. Jim and Sandy realize just in time that Piggott himself is the Black Parrot, after the jewels all along.

Cast

Reception

T.S. of The New York Times said, "A talkative little puzzler is The Case of the Black Parrot, now at the Palace. It is complete with standard equipment—a priceless old cabinet with secret drawers, a be-ribboned packet of scented letters, veiled women bearing a double identity, muffled figures silhouetted at the library window as the clock chimes midnight, and a butler with a guilt complex (probably because all the scenarists are pointing the finger of suspicion at him, but that doesn't fool us any more). But somehow each moment of suspense is merely a prelude to long-winded deductions in the library. In short, The Case of the Black Parrott is on the verbose side, though there's no such bird in it."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  2. ↑ T.S. (1941-01-10). "Movie Review - The Case of the Black Parrot - At the Palace". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
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