The Case of the Screaming Bishop

The Case of the Screaming Bishop
The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Directed by
Story by	John McLeish
Starring	John McLeish; Harry E. Lang
Music by	Eddie Kilfeather
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 4, 1944;
Running time	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[]

John McLeish as Hairlock Combs (voice, uncredited)^[3]
Harry E. Lang as Dr. Gotsum and Silly Farm Music (voice, uncredited)^[4]

References[]

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810828599.
^ Rowan, Terry (2016). Character-Based Film Series Part 2, Part 2. ISBN 9781365021305. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Webb, Graham (April 25, 2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-0786449859.

External links[]

The Case of the Screaming Bishop at IMDb
The short film The Case of the Screaming Bishop is available for free download at the Internet Archive.

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

[kelley-2] Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810828599.

[Combs_voice-3] Rowan, Terry (2016). Character-Based Film Series Part 2, Part 2. ISBN 9781365021305. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[webb-4] Webb, Graham (April 25, 2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-0786449859.

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