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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

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Plot
Cast
Cultural references
Home media
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External links

{{Infobox film
| name = The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
| image = File:The Case of the Stuttering Bishop poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = William Clemens
| producer = Bryan Foy
| writer = Kenneth Gamet
Don Ryan
Erle Stanley Gardner (novel)
| starring = Donald Woods
Ann Dvorak
Anne Nagel
| music = Heinz Roemheld
| cinematography = Rex Wimpy
| editing = Jack Saper
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1937|6|8}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory.^[1] It is the sixth and final film in the Warner Bros. Perry Mason series. It is based on the novel The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) by Erle Stanley Gardner.

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.^[2]

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

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,^[3]{{Rp|251}} the cartoon has no relationship to the Warner Bros. Perry Mason feature that inspired its clever title.^[4]{{Rp|7203}}

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 US.

References

1. ^{{cite web|author=Hans J. Wollstein |url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-case-of-the-stuttering-bishop-86792 |title=The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) - William B. Clemens | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=AllMovie |date=1937-06-08 |accessdate=2016-02-23}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028695/plotsummary/|title=The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) : Plot Summary|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2016-02-23}}
3. ^{{cite book |last=Liebman |first=Roy |date=2003 |title=Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts |url= |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0786446971 }}
4. ^{{cite book |last=Davidson |first=Jim |year=2014 |chapter=The Movies (1934–1937) |title=The Perry Mason Book: A Comprehensive Guide to America's Favorite Defender of Justice |type=e-book |asin=B00OOELV1K }}

External links

{{AFI film | 7173 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop }}
{{Allrovi movie|86792}}
{{IMDb title|0028695}}
{{tcmdb title|70421}}

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