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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.
Apr 6, 2019 · The Bishop Murder Case is a 1930 mystery film directed by Nick Grinde, starring Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Roland Young. Nine years before his role as Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone essayed the character of S.S. Van Dyne's detective Philo Vance.
The Bishop Murder Case: Directed by David Burton, Nick Grinde. With Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis. When the body of a man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found with an arrow in the heart on an archery range along with a chess bishop as a clue, Philo Vance investigates.
The Bishop Murder Case (1929) is the fourth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. The detective solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. The Bishop Murder Case is believed to be the first nursery-rhyme mystery book.
Feb 1, 2010 · The Bishop Murder Case. (1930), 91 min. b&w. Basil Rathbone stars as gentleman detective Philo Vance in this murder mystery. The story begins with the discovery of the body of a young man, Joseph Cochran Robin. The victim, who goes by the nickname "Cock Robin," has apparently been shot through the heart by an arrow.
The Bishop Murder Case. In this film based on S.S. Van Dine's detective novel, quick-witted private investigator Philo Vance (Basil Rathbone) is in search of a cryptic killer.
Detective Philo Vance is called in to investigate the murder of Joseph Cochrane Robin, wealthy man found dead with an arrow through his heart, and a chess-bishop and a note in 'MotherGoose' rhyme next to his body.
