The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

"This new Perry mason mystery drama will add popularity to this series of exciting adventure stories! Crime points to many! Who is guilty?"

1937 1h 10m EN

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★7.2TMDB · 8★6.2IMDB · 606

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Synopsis

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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.

“This new Perry mason mystery drama will add popularity to this series of exciting adventure stories! Crime points to many! Who is guilty?”

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Cast

Donald Woods
Perry Mason
Ann Dvorak
Della Street
Anne Nagel
Janice Alma Brownley
Linda Perry
Janice Seaton
Craig Reynolds
Gordon Bixler
Gordon Oliver
Philip Brownley
Joseph Crehan
Paul Drake
Helen MacKellar
Stella Kenwood

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Clemens
Writers: Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan, Erle Stanley Gardner
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Perry Mason Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Clemens, shot by Rex Wimpy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Saper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Donald Woods and Ann Dvorak and Anne Nagel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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Marketing tagline: "This new Perry mason mystery drama will add popularity to this series of exciting adventure stories! Crime points to many! Who is guilty?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028695 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

William Clemens directs. Rex Wimpy behind the camera. Jack Saper cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Perry Mason Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by William Clemens, shot by Rex Wimpy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jack Saper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Donald Woods and Ann Dvorak and Anne Nagel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This new Perry mason mystery drama will add popularity to this series of exciting adventure stories! Crime points to many! Who is guilty?".
8IMDB entry: tt0028695 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.