The Case of the Screaming Bishop

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 Case of the Screaming Bishop
Directed byHoward Swift
Story byJohn McLeish
StarringJohn McLeish
Harry E. Lang
Music byEddie Kilfeather
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 4, 1944 (1944-08-04)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

gollark: Newton's flaming laser sword applies, then.
gollark: We can generally react to ongoing present things.
gollark: No. We can infer the past from things other than memory.
gollark: In what way?
gollark: Interesting.

References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
  2. Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810828599.
  3. Webb, Graham (April 25, 2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd Edition). McFarland. ISBN 978-0786449859.
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