The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

74 mins | Crime, Mystery | Sept. 22, 1934

A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.

The Case of the Howling Dog

74 mins | Crime, Mystery | Sept. 22, 1934

The Case of the Howling Dog
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Case of the Howling Dog
Directors Alan Crosland
Writers Erle Stanley Gardner, Ben Markson

Cast

Warren William

as Perry Mason

Mary Astor

as Bessie Foley

Allen Jenkins

as Sgt. Holcomb

Grant Mitchell

as District Attorney Claude Drumm

Helen Trenholme

as Della Street

Helen Lowell

as Elizabeth Walker

Dorothy Tree

as Lucy Benton

Gordon Westcott

as Arthur Cartwright

Harry Tyler

as Sam Martin - Taxi Driver

Arthur Aylesworth

as Sheriff Bill Pemberton

Russell Hicks

as Clinton Foley

Frank Reicher

as Dr. Carl Cooper

Addison Richards

as Judge Markham

James P. Burtis

as George Dobbs

Eddie Shubert

as Ed Wheeler

Harry Seymour

as David Clark

Stanley Blystone

as Juror (uncredited)

Don Brodie

as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

as Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)

Frank Fanning

as Detective Driving Police Car (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Deputy (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Detective (uncredited)

Lightning the dog

as Prince (uncredited)

Henry Otho

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

as Carl Trask (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Reporter with Camera in Courtroom (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

as Detective (uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Telegram Clerk (uncredited)