United States / May 26, 1937 / Brooklyn, New York
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Helen MacKellar | Stella Kenwood |
| Edward McWade | Bishop Mallory |
| Tom Kennedy | Jim Magooney |
| Mira McKinney | Ida Gilbert |
| Frank Faylen | Charlie Downs |
| Douglas Wood | Renald C. Brownley |
| Veda Ann Borg | Gladys |
| George Lloyd | Peter Sacks |
| Selmer Jackson | Victor Stockton |
| Charles C. Wilson | Hamilton Burger |
| Eddy Chandler | Detective James Fleet (uncredited) |
| Don Downen | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| Harry Fox | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Gordon Hart | Judge Knox (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Renald's Butler (uncredited) |
| Lyle Moraine | Western Union Witness (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Second Detective (uncredited) |
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| Wedgwood Nowell | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Guiseppe - Waiter (uncredited) |
| John J. Richardson | Second Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum | Third Detective (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | Ambulance Helper (uncredited) |
| John Shelton | Ambulance Doctor (uncredited) |
| Louise Stanley | Young Woman in Room 310 (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | First Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Yacht Club Attendant Watchman (uncredited) |
| Dan Wolheim | Policeman (uncredited) |
Genres
MysteryCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 8 giugno 1937 |
| Writer | Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan, Erle Stanley Gardner |
| Editing | Jack Saper |
| Cinematography | Rex Wimpy |
| Assistant directors | William Clemens |
| Camera operators | Rex Wimpy |
| Additional photography | Rex Wimpy |
| Production design | Esdras Hartley |
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| Art direction | Esdras Hartley |
| Set decoration | Esdras Hartley |
| Costume design | Howard Shoup |
| Makeup | Howard Shoup |
| Hairstyling | Howard Shoup |
| Collection | Perry Mason Collection |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 08, 1937 / NR
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