The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
With Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis, George F. Marion, Delmer Daves, Richard Cramer
Directed by Nick Grinde
The Bishop Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by David Burton (credited for stage direction) and Nick Grinde (credited for screen direction) and starring Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Roland Young. Ten years before assuming his role as Sherlock Holmes in a series of 14 films, Rathbone essayed the character of S.S. Van Dine's detective Philo Vance in this single outing.
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