The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

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Directed byWilliam Clemens
Written byKenneth Gamet
Don Ryan
Based onThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop by Erle Stanley Gardner
Produced byBryan Foy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
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Directed byWilliam Clemens
Written byKenneth Gamet
Don Ryan
Based onThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop by Erle Stanley Gardner
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringDonald Woods
Ann Dvorak
Anne Nagel
CinematographyRex Wimpy
Edited byJack Saper
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • June 8, 1937 (1937-06-08)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory.[1] It is the sixth and final film in the Warner Bros. Pictures Perry Mason series. It is based on the novel The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1936) by Erle Stanley Gardner.

Perry is asked by an Australian Bishop to take the case of a woman who was falsely accused of manslaughter 22 years ago. During his investigations Perry gets involved in another murder for which Ida, the woman he is supposed to free, gets arrested.[2]

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In September 1937, Warner Bros. produced the Looney Tunes cartoon, The Case of the Stuttering Pig, featuring Porky Pig. Although a lawyer figures in the story,[3]:251 the cartoon has no relationship to the Warner Bros. Perry Mason feature that inspired its clever title.[4]:7203

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