The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.649 |
Directed By
William Clemens
Crew
William Clemens
Kenneth Gamet
Don Ryan
Erle Stanley Gardner
Jack Saper
Esdras Hartley
Rex Wimpy
Howard Shoup
TOP 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
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)
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)
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