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.
Helen MacKellar
- Stella Kenwood
- (as Helen McKellar)
Charles C. Wilson
- Hamilton Burger
- (as Charles Wilson)
Eddy Chandler
- Detective James Fleet
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAuthor Erle Stanley Gardner objected so vehemently to what he felt was the miscasting of Ricardo Cortez as Mason, that Warners replaced him with Donald Woods.
- GoofsNear the end, when Mason and his crew are having lunch during a court recess, Della drops her fork on her plate and reaches out across the table to break off some bread (after giving Mason the inadvertent hunch about Stella Kenwood). When the camera cuts back to Mason, Della has fork in hand again, but not the bread.
- Quotes
Perry Mason: [to Della] Bishops don't often need lawyers. Show him in.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Sleep (1946)
- SoundtracksWhen 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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Good court room drama, but otherwise routine
The Perry Mason series of mysteries from the 1930s are some of the best mysteries one could watch. One needs to pay attention to details throughout the film to follow the twists in the plot, which in this movie is very complicated. The movies closely follow the Erle Stanley Gardner mystery novels on which they are based. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop holds one's interest from beginning to end as Perry Mason cleverly addresses the case of a murder committed over a will, inheritance and the fraudulent identity of a key player. Donald Woods does not play the role of Perry Mason as well as Warren William did in this series. William plays the role with panache and wit, whereas Donald Woods plays the role straightforward with no flair—serviceable but not exciting. Ann Dvorak plays the role of Della Street straightforward also with none of the sassiness and cuteness of Genevieve Tobin and none of the glamour and screen presence of Helen Trehnolme in other movies in the series. If you are a fan of old, intriguing mysteries, you won't be disappointed with this gem.
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- danmiller48
- Jan 27, 2016
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- Clue Club #10: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) officially released in India in English?
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