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THE BISHOP MURDER CASE.

Prof. Dillard and his servant see the body of family friend Joseph Robin with an arrow in his chest. Dillard calls district attorney Markham, who brings in private detective Philo Vance and lazy police detective Heath. A taunting typewritten note is found, signed "The Bishop"; it alludes to the nursery rhyme "Cock Robin" Dillard is the murderer, and was trying to fake Arnesson's suicide; he wanted to be Belle's only friend.

Credits

Cast
Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young
Complete catalog record
THE BISHOP MURDER CASE. 1930. 9 reels, sd., b&w. From the book by S. S. Van Dine [pseud. of Willard Huntington Wright]. Credits: Director, Nick Grinde; adaptation, scenario and dialogue, Lenore J. Coffee; film editor, William Le Vanway. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.; 5May30; LP1274.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q7718182 ↗ — color, country

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