The Case of the Screaming Bishop

The Case of the Screaming Bishop
Directed by	Howard Swift
Story by	John McLeish
Starring	John McLeish; Harry E. Lang
Music by	Eddie Kilfeather
Release date	August 4, 1944;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]

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^[2]

References

↑ Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810828599.
↑ 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.

External links

The Case of the Screaming Bishop on IMDb
The short film The Case of the Screaming Bishop is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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[kelley-1] Kelley, Gordon (June 28, 1994). Sherlock Holmes: Screen and Sound Guide. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810828599.

[webb-2] 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.