The Case of the Screaming Bishop
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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. The film is directed by Howard Swift.
) and his aid disguises themselves as a horse and visit the scene of the crime.
Phantasies
Phantasies is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946. The series, featuring characters such as Willoughby Wren and Superkatt, is notable as being the last theatrical animated series produced in black-and-white...
series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
studio for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
from 1939 to 1946. The film is directed by Howard Swift.
Plot
A dinosaur skeleton is stolen from the "Museum of Unnatural History" so Hairlock Combs (a parody of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
) and his aid disguises themselves as a horse and visit the scene of the crime.
Cast
- John McLeishJohn McLeishJohn McLeish was a politician and businessman in Toowoomba, Queensland in the 19th century. He owned a grocery store and was elected mayor of Toowoomba in 1881. He was also an alderman in 1879 and 1881.-References:...
as Hairlock Combs (voice) (uncredited)