The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

70 mins | Crime, Mystery | June 8, 1937

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.

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

70 mins | Crime, Mystery | June 8, 1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Directors William Clemens
Writers Erle Stanley Gardner, Don Ryan, Kenneth Gamet

Cast

Donald Woods

as Perry Mason

Ann Dvorak

as Della Street

Anne Nagel

as Janice Alma Brownley

Linda Perry

as Janice Seaton

Craig Reynolds

as Gordon Bixler

Gordon Oliver

as Philip Brownley

Joseph Crehan

as Paul Drake

Helen MacKellar

as Stella Kenwood

Edward McWade

as Bishop Mallory

Tom Kennedy

as Jim Magooney

Mira McKinney

as Ida Gilbert

Frank Faylen

as Charlie Downs

Douglas Wood

as Renald C. Brownley

Veda Ann Borg

as Gladys

George Lloyd

as Peter Sacks

Selmer Jackson

as Victor Stockton

Charles C. Wilson

as Hamilton Burger

Eddy Chandler

as Detective James Fleet (uncredited)

Don Downen

as Bellboy (uncredited)

Harry Fox

as Clerk (uncredited)

Gordon Hart

as Judge Knox (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Renald's Butler (uncredited)

Lyle Moraine

as Western Union Witness (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Second Detective (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as Guiseppe - Waiter (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Third Detective (uncredited)

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

as Ambulance Helper (uncredited)

John Shelton

as Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

Louise Stanley

as Young Woman in Room 310 (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

as Yacht Club Attendant Watchman (uncredited)

Dan Wolheim

as Policeman (uncredited)