The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)

  • NR
  • 05/26/1937 (US)
  • Mystery, Crime
  • 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.

William Clemens

Director

Kenneth Gamet

Screenplay

Don Ryan

Screenplay

Erle Stanley Gardner

Story

Cast

Donald Woods's headshot

Donald Woods

Perry Mason
Ann Dvorak's headshot

Ann Dvorak

Della Street
Anne Nagel's headshot

Anne Nagel

Janice Alma Brownley
Linda Perry's headshot

Linda Perry

Janice Seaton
Craig Reynolds's headshot

Craig Reynolds

Gordon Bixler
Gordon Oliver's headshot

Gordon Oliver

Philip Brownley
Joseph Crehan's headshot

Joseph Crehan

Paul Drake
Helen MacKellar's headshot

Helen MacKellar

Stella Kenwood

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