The Case of the Curious Bride
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown (uncredited) |
| Written by | Erle Stanley Gardner (novel and story) Tom Reed Brown Holmes (add. dialogue) |
| Starring | Warren William Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods Claire Dodd |
| Release date(s) | April 13, 1935 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Case of the Curious Bride is a 1935 mystery film, the second in a series starring Warren William as Perry Mason. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Erle Stanley Gardner.
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Plot [edit]
Rhoda Montaine learns that her first husband, Gregory Moxley, is still alive, which makes things awkward for her, since she has remarried Carl, the son of wealthy C. Phillip Montaine. She turns to Perry Mason for help, but when he goes to see Moxley, he finds only his corpse. Rhoda is arrested for murder.
Cast [edit]
- Warren William as Perry Mason
- Margaret Lindsay as Rhoda Montaine
- Donald Woods as Carl Montaine
- Claire Dodd as Della Street, Mason's secretary
- Allen Jenkins as Spudsy Drake, Mason's assistant
- Phillip Reed as Dr. Claude Millbeck
- Barton MacLane as Chief Detective Joe Lucas
- Wini Shaw as Doris Pender
- Warren Hymer as Oscar Pender
- Olin Howland as Coroner Wilbur Strong
- Charles Richman as C. Phillip Montaine
- Errol Flynn in his first-released American screen appearance, as Gregory Moxley
- Mayo Methot as Florabelle Lawson
Original novel [edit]
| The Case of the Curious Bride | |
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| Author(s) | Erle Stanley Gardner |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Series | Perry Mason |
| Genre(s) | mystery |
| Publisher | Morrow |
| Publication date | 1934 |
The script was based on a novel by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Production [edit]
The movie marked Errol Flynn's first appearance in a Hollywood film. He appears twice, as a corpse and in flashback towards the end.[1]
DVD Release [edit]
On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.
References [edit]
- ^ Tony Thomas, Rudy Behlmer * Clifford McCarty, The Films of Errol Flynn, Citadel Press, 1969 p 27
External links [edit]
- The Case of the Curious Bride at the TCM Movie Database
- The Case of the Curious Bride at the Internet Movie Database
- The Case of the Curious Bride at AllRovi
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