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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937Directed by William Clemens

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Released
Runtime
1h 10m

About The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

  • Mystery
  • Crime

Synopsis

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.

Director
  • William Clemens
Writers
  • Kenneth Gamet
  • Don Ryan
  • Erle Stanley Gardner

Principal cast

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