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THE BISHOP MURDER CASE

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 22, 2026

 THE BISHOP MURDER CASE is a 1929 sound film produced by MGM. It is another adaptation of a S.S. Van Dine novel featuring upper-class amateur sleuth Philo Vance, with a young Basil Rathbone portraying the character. THE BISHOP MURDER CASE was made and released during the same period that P read more

The Bishop Murder Case ( 1930 )

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 26, 2021

Before Basil Rathbone donned the deerstalker to play Sherlock Holmes in 14 films, he portrayed the dapper sleuth Philo Vance in The Bishop Murder Case ( 1930 ), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first film to feature S.S. Van Dine's famous detective hero. Paramount Pictures brought novelist Dine's characte read more

A Tale of Two Philos: "The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 24, 2013

"The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case" take place next door to each other. Well, close, anyway. They're both set in mansions in New York City, and they both feature murders solved by Philo Vance, S.S. Van Dine's smooth Shamus who isn't even slightly embarrassed about his first name read more

A Tale of Two Philos: "The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case"

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 24, 2013

"The Bishop Murder Case" and "The Kennel Murder Case" take place next door to each other. Well, close, anyway. They're both set in mansions in New York City, and they both feature murders solved by Philo Vance, S.S. Van Dine's smooth Shamus who isn't even slightly embarrassed about his first name read more