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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)

Name: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Released: 1937-06-08
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel, Linda Perry, Craig Reynolds

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937), directed by William Clemens, starring Donald Woods and Ann Dvorak.

06/08/1937 BR Crime and Mystery 1h 10m

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Synopsis

A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.

Rex WimpyCinematography
William ClemensDirector
Jack SaperEditing
Don RyanScreenplay

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
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
The Case of the Black Cat 1936
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About the film

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It is the sixth and final film in the Warner Bros. Pictures Perry Mason series. It is based on the novel The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936), by Erle Stanley Gardner.

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Plot

Perry is asked by an Australian bishop to take the case of a woman who was falsely accused of manslaughter 22 years ago. During his investigations, Perry gets involved in another murder for which Ida, the woman he is supposed to free, gets arrested.

Cast

Donald Woods as Perry Mason

Ann Dvorak as Della Street

Anne Nagel as Janice Alma Brownley

Linda Perry as Janice Seaton

Craig Reynolds as Gordon Bixler

Gordon Oliver as Philip Brownley

Joseph Crehan as Paul Drake

Helen MacKellar as Stella Kenwood (as Helen McKellar)

Edward McWade as Bishop William Mallory

Tom Kennedy as Jim Magooney

Mira McKinney as Ida Gilbert

Frank Faylen as Charlie Downs

Douglas Wood as Renald C. Brownley

Veda Ann Borg as Gladys

George Lloyd as Peter Sacks

Selmer Jackson as Victor Stockton

Charles Wilson as Hamilton Burger

Cultural references

In September 1937, Warner Bros. produced the Looney Tunes cartoon, The Case of the Stuttering Pig, featuring Porky Pig. Although a lawyer figures in the story, the cartoon has no relationship to the Warner Bros. Perry Mason feature that inspired its clever title.

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 Lucky Legs, The Case of the Velvet Claws and The Case of the Black Cat 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.

References

External links

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop at IMDb

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from The Case of the Stuttering Bishop on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Stuttering_Bishop

Trivia

It premiered on June 8, 1937, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h10 — short for a feature film.
It is film 6 of 6 in the Perry Mason franchise.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Rex Wimpy Cinematography
William Clemens Director
Jack Saper Editing
Don Ryan Screenplay
Erle Stanley Gardner Story
Kenneth Gamet Screenplay

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What is The Case of the Stuttering Bishop about?

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop: A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leav…

Who directed The Case of the Stuttering Bishop?

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop was directed by William Clemens in 1937.

Who stars in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop?

The cast of The Case of the Stuttering Bishop includes Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel, Linda Perry and Craig Reynolds.

How long is The Case of the Stuttering Bishop?

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop runs for 70 minutes, or 1h10.

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.