The Case of the Black Parrot
The Case of the Black Parrot is a 1941 American mystery crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy, Jr., Luli Deste, Paul Cavanagh and Charles Waldron. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 11, 1941. Despite the identical title structure, it is not part of the studio's Perry Mason series, which had ended in 1937.
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 named Grady arrives and Jim contacts Piggott as well. Paul and another guest quickly end up dead and Piggott quickly declares everyone in the house to be a suspect.
A second hidden compartment contains priceless diamonds. Jim and Sandy realize just in time that Piggott is the Black Parrot who has been pursuing the jewels all along.
Cast
- William Lundigan as Jim Moore
- Maris Wrixon as Sandy Vantine
- Eddie Foy, Jr. as Tripod Daniels
- Luli Deste as Madame de Charriere
- Paul Cavanagh as Max Armand
- Charles Waldron as Paul Vantine
- Joseph Crehan as Inspector Grady
- Emory Parnell as Simmonds
- Phyllis Barry as Julia
- Cyril Thornton as George Rogers
- Leyland Hodgson as Parks
- Ernie Stanton as Colonel Piggott
- Cliff Saum as Morel
- Louis Natheaux as Theophile Daurelle ''''