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The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

Name: The Case of the Lucky Legs
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1935-10-05
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins

The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935), directed by Archie Mayo, starring Warren William and Genevieve Tobin.

10/05/1935 BR Comedy, Crime and Mystery 1h 17m

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There's danger in her eyes— and a Fortune in her lucky legs

Synopsis

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.

Tony GaudioCinematography
Archie MayoDirector
James GibbonEditing
Ben MarksonScreenplay

Perry Mason Collection

The franchise in release order. 6 films.

O Caso do Cão Uivador 1934
A Noiva Curiosa 1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935 · you are here
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
The Case of the Black Cat 1936
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937

About the film

The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer.

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The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer.

Plot

Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble collecting her $1,000 prize when the promoter skips town. It turns out it is all a scam he has pulled before. When he later turns up stabbed to death, she is a strong suspect.

Cast

Warren William as Perry Mason

Genevieve Tobin as Della Street

Patricia Ellis as Margie Clune

Lyle Talbot as Dr. Bob Doray

Allen Jenkins as Spudsy Drake, Mason's private investigator

Barton MacLane as Police Chief Bisonette

Peggy Shannon as Thelma Bell

Porter Hall as Bradbury

Anita Kerry as Eva Lamont

Craig Reynolds as Frank Patton

Henry O'Neill as District Attorney Manchester

Charles Wilson as Police Officer Ricker

Joseph Crehan as Detective Johnson

Olin Howland as Dr. Croker, Perry's doctor

Mary Treen as Spudsy's wife

Critical reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene praised the film as "an admirable film" sadly partnered as makeweight to I Give My Heart (a film Greene characterized as appalling). Comparing the character of Perry Mason to other similar fictional detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey, Charlie Chan, and those created by William Powell, Greene concludes that Mason is his favorite film detective because he is a more genuine creation and recommends the film as "good Mason if not good detection".

Home media

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the United States.

"The Case of the Lucky Legs" was remade for the TV series Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr, Season three; episode 10, first shown December 19, 1959.

References

External links

The Case of the Lucky Legs at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

The Case of the Lucky Legs at IMDb

The Case of the Lucky Legs at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Text from The Case of the Lucky Legs on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Lucky_Legs

Trivia

It premiered on October 5, 1935, a Saturday.
It runs 1h17 — short for a feature film.
It is film 3 of 6 in the Perry Mason franchise.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on FilmBox+.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Tony Gaudio Cinematography
Archie Mayo Director
James Gibbon Editing
Ben Markson Screenplay
Brown Holmes Writer

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What is The Case of the Lucky Legs about?

The Case of the Lucky Legs: A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.

Who directed The Case of the Lucky Legs?

The Case of the Lucky Legs was directed by Archie Mayo in 1935.

Who stars in The Case of the Lucky Legs?

The cast of The Case of the Lucky Legs includes Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot and Allen Jenkins.

How long is The Case of the Lucky Legs?

The Case of the Lucky Legs runs for 77 minutes, or 1h17.

Where can I watch The Case of the Lucky Legs?

The Case of the Lucky Legs is available on FilmBox+. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.

What is The Case of the Lucky Legs based on?

The Case of the Lucky Legs is based on The Case of the Lucky Legs.

What is the correct order of the Perry Mason Collection films?

The Perry Mason Collection franchise has 6 films in the catalogue. In release order: O Caso do Cão Uivador; A Noiva Curiosa; The Case of the Lucky Legs; The Case of the Velvet Claws; The Case of the Black Cat; The Case of the Stuttering Bishop.