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The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Directed byHoward Swift
Story byJohn McLeish
StarringJohn McLeish
Music by Eddie Kilfeather
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 4, 1944 (1944-08-04)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

  • John McLeish as Hairlock Combs, Dr. Gotsum, "X", Museum Guard, Policeman (voice, uncredited) [3]

References

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

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