The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
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- Passed
- 1h 17min
- Comedy, Crime
- 05 Oct 1935 (USA)
- Movie
A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
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- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| Warren William | ... |
Perry Mason
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| Genevieve Tobin | ... |
Della Street
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| Patricia Ellis | ... |
Margie Florence Clune
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| Lyle Talbot | ... |
Dr. Bob Doray
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| Allen Jenkins | ... |
Spudsy Drake
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| Barton MacLane | ... |
Police Chief Bisonette
(as Barton Mac Lane)
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| Peggy Shannon | ... |
Thelma Bell
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| Porter Hall | ... |
Col. Bradbury
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| Anita Kerry | ... |
Eva Lamont
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| Craig Reynolds | ... |
Frank Patton
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| Henry O'Neill | ... |
District Attorney Manchester
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Police Officer Ricker
(as Charles Wilson)
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| Joseph Crehan | ... |
Detective Johnson
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Dr. Croker
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| Mary Treen | ... |
Spudsy's Wife
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Joe Downing | ... |
George Sanborne
(as Joseph Downing)
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| Margaret Carthew | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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| Eddy Chandler | ... |
Policeman in Hotel (uncredited)
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Nick Copeland | ... |
Airline Clerk (uncredited)
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Don Downen | ... |
Bellboy in Bar (uncredited)
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| Robert Dudley | ... |
Contest Stage Manager (uncredited)
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| Helen Ericson | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Florence Fair | ... |
Worried Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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| Roger Gray | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Kit Guard | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| George Guhl | ... |
Policeman Casey (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Detective Robinson (uncredited)
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| Bud Jamison | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Jack Kennedy | ... |
Policeman at Ambulance (uncredited)
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| Milton Kibbee | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Betty McIvor | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Harry Mount | ... |
Lakewood Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
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Ned Norton | ... |
Lakeview Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
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| John J. Richardson | ... |
Empire Apartments Clerk (uncredited)
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| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... |
Hotel Clerk Presenting Bill (uncredited)
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| Eddie Shubert | ... |
Police Sgt. Martin (uncredited)
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| June Travis | ... |
George's Lady Friend (uncredited)
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| Billy Wayne | ... |
Airline Official (uncredited)
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| Leo White | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Jack Wise | ... |
Joker in Audience (uncredited)
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| Isabel Withers | ... |
Diner Proprietress (uncredited)
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| William Worthington | ... |
Audience Member Next to Patton (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Archie Mayo | ... | (as Archie L. Mayo) |
Written by
| Brown Holmes | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ben Markson | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jerome Chodorov | ... | (adaptation) (as Jerry Chodorov) |
| Erle Stanley Gardner | ... | (novel) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Henry Blanke | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Tony Gaudio | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| James Gibbon | ||
Art Direction by
| Hugh Reticker | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lee Katz | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lueker | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Lucien Hafley | ... | prop man (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
| M.K. Jerome | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- First National Pictures (controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1935) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1935) (Canada) (theatrical)
- First National Film Distributors (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (United States) (DVD) (DVD-R Included in "Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movie Collection")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (dvd package design)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (dvd package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Frank Patton is the promoter of the Lucky Legs Contest. The problem is that he always skips town before paying the $1000 to the winner. Mr. Bradbury, suitor of Cloverdale winner Margie, hires intoxicated Perry Mason to find Frank. Perry knows the scheme that Patton is using and has Spudsy find him, but Frank is dead when Perry arrives. The how is a surgeons scalpel, but the who is not yet known.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | PARDON OUR SHOUTING...but this is no picture for a whispering campaign! (original print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Broadway Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Jan. 26, 1938) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Supporting players Barton MacLane and Lyle Talbot would later appear in Perry Mason (1957), starring Raymond Burr. See more » |
| Goofs | As Dr. Crocker is performing a fluoroscopic examination of Perry, a static x-ray image projected on the viewing screen. If this was a true fluoroscopic exam, movement on the screen (ie breathing) would be visible , as fluoroscopy provides live moving images. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You're an Eyeful of Heaven See more » |
| Quotes |
Margie:
Did you get anything out of Patton? Perry Mason: No, only a knife. See more » |