The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Jun 8, 1937

1h 10m

★ 6.8

This new Perry mason mystery drama will add popularity to this series of exciting adventure stories! Crime points to many! Who is guilty?

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Perry Mason

Donald Woods

Della Street

Ann Dvorak

Janice Alma Brownley

Anne Nagel

Janice Seaton

Linda Perry

Gordon Bixler

Craig Reynolds

Philip Brownley

Gordon Oliver

Paul Drake

Joseph Crehan

Stella Kenwood

Helen MacKellar

Bishop Mallory

Edward McWade

Jim Magooney

Tom Kennedy

Ida Gilbert

Mira McKinney

Charlie Downs

Frank Faylen

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