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The Case of the Screaming Bishop

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Director
  
Howard Swift

Music director
  
Eddie Kilfeather

Duration
  

Country
  
USA

5.2/10
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Genre
  
Animation, Comedy, Short

Writer
  
John McLeish (story)

Language
  
English

Release date
  
4 August 1944

Genres
  
Animation, Short Film, Comedy, Mystery, Family film

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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.

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The case of the screaming bishop 1944


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

  • John McLeish as Hairlock Combs (voice) (uncredited)
  • Harry E. Lang
  • References

    The Case of the Screaming Bishop Wikipedia
    The Case of the Screaming Bishop IMDb The Case of the Screaming Bishop themoviedb.org