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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • 19371937
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
483
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Ann Dvorak and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
ComedyCrimeDrama
An improbable stuttering bishop from Australia asks for Perry's help in proving the identity of the legitimate heir to a millionaire.An improbable stuttering bishop from Australia asks for Perry's help in proving the identity of the legitimate heir to a millionaire.An improbable stuttering bishop from Australia asks for Perry's help in proving the identity of the legitimate heir to a millionaire.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
483
YOUR RATING
    • William Clemens
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Don Ryan(screenplay)
    • Erle Stanley Gardner(story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Woods
    • Ann Dvorak
    • Anne Nagel
    • William Clemens
    • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
    • Don Ryan(screenplay)
    • Erle Stanley Gardner(story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Woods
    • Ann Dvorak
    • Anne Nagel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Mira McKinney and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Ann Dvorak and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Ann Dvorak and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Joseph Crehan, Ann Dvorak, and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Ann Dvorak and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Joseph Crehan, Ann Dvorak, and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Ann Dvorak and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
    Joseph Crehan, Ann Dvorak, Helen MacKellar, Anne Nagel, Gordon Oliver, Craig Reynolds, and Donald Woods in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
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    Donald Woods
    Donald Woods
    • Perry Mason
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Della Street
    Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    • Janice Alma Brownley
    Linda Perry
    Linda Perry
    • Janice Seaton
    Craig Reynolds
    Craig Reynolds
    • Gordon Bixler
    Gordon Oliver
    Gordon Oliver
    • Philip Brownley
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Paul Drake
    Helen MacKellar
    Helen MacKellar
    • Stella Kenwood
    • (as Helen McKellar)
    Edward McWade
    Edward McWade
    • Bishop William Mallory
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Jim Magooney
    Mira McKinney
    Mira McKinney
    • Ida Gilbert
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Charlie Downs
    Douglas Wood
    Douglas Wood
    • Renald C. Brownley
    Veda Ann Borg
    Veda Ann Borg
    • Gladys
    George Lloyd
    George Lloyd
    • Peter Sacks
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Victor Stockton
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Hamilton Burger
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Detective James Fleet
    • (uncredited)
      • William Clemens
      • Kenneth Gamet(screenplay)
      • Don Ryan(screenplay)
      • Erle Stanley Gardner(story)
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    • Trivia
      Author Erle Stanley Garner objected so vehemently to what he felt was the miscasting of Ricardo Cortez as Mason, that Warners replaced him with Donald Woods. The author's last name is Gardner, not Garner.
    • Quotes

      Perry Mason: [to Della] Bishops don't often need lawyers. Show him in.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Sleep (1946)
    • Soundtracks
      When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
      (1912) (uncredited)

      Music by Ernest Ball

      Lyrics by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff

      Sung a cappella with a phony Irish brogue by Donald Woods

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    Last in the Series
    Case of the Stuttering Bishop, The (1937)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Sixth and final film in Warner's Perry Mason series features a new guy in the lead role but the film turns out to be a rather entertaining entry. This time out, Perry Mason (Donald Woods) is visited by a bishop who asks him to investigate a manslaughter that happened twenty-two years earlier but the guilty party is still free. Perry starts to investigate, which leads him to a billionaire who eventually winds up dead and it seems the same person is behind the two cases. This is a pretty strong film that manages to be quite entertaining, although it would have benefited by a stronger supporting cast. Woods is actually very good in the role of Mason and brings his own charm and brains to the role. Ann Dvorak is entertaining as his secretary but the rest of the cast is so-so at best. The case is actually very well written and manages to be quite complicated, which ruins the ending when we get the typical easy way out and that's the guilty person getting away with it until they break down and admit everything.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Feb 28, 2008

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1937 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 10 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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