The Case of the Screaming Bishop

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The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Directed byHoward Swift
Story byJohn McLeish
Produced byPaul Worth (uncredited)
StarringJohn McLeish
Music by Eddie Kilfeather
Animation byJim Armstrong
Grant Simmons
Production
company
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 Phantasy cartoon directed by Howard Swift. [1] It was produced by Screen Gems and was released by Columbia Pictures on August 4, 1944. The film is a parody of Sherlock Holmes.

Contents

The title of the film is based on the 1937 film The Case of the Stuttering Bishop .

Plot

A dinosaur skeleton is stolen from the "Museum of Unnatural History" so Hairlock Combs and his assistant Dr. Gotsum (parodies of Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively) 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

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0810828599.
  2. ↑ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 329.


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