The Case of the Screaming Bishop explained

The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Director:Howard Swift
Producer:Henry Binder (uncredited)
Story:John McLeish
Starring:John McLeish
Music:Eddie Kilfeather
Distributor:Columbia Pictures
Runtime:7 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Case of the Screaming Bishop is a 1944 American animated short film in the Phantasies series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.[1] The film was directed by Howard Swift.[2] The title is a parody of the ninth Perry Mason mystery novel The Case of the Stuttering Bishop.

Plot

A dinosaur skeleton is stolen from the "Museum of Unnatural History" so Hairlock Combs (a parody of Sherlock Holmes) and his assistant Dr. Gotsum disguise themselves as a horse and visit the scene of the crime. It is ultimately revealed that the thief is a concert xylophonist who is obsessed with using the skeleton as his instrument. Throughout the film, he repeats the phrase, "The best bones of all go to Symphony Hall!"

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 118.
  2. Book: Kelley, Gordon . June 28, 1994 . Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide . Scarecrow Press . 978-0810828599.
  3. Book: Scott . Keith . Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 . 3 October 2022 . BearManor Media . 329 . en.