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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop(1937)
Status: Released
Date: 1937-06-08
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7 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Top 10 Billed Cast
Donald Woods
Perry Mason
Ann Dvorak
Della Street
Anne Nagel
Janice Alma Brownley
Linda Perry
Janice Seaton
Craig Reynolds
Gordon Bixler
Gordon Oliver
Philip Brownley
Joseph Crehan
Paul Drake
Helen MacKellar
Stella Kenwood
Edward McWade
Bishop Mallory
Tom Kennedy
Jim Magooney
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