The Bishop Murder Case (1930)

Name: The Bishop Murder Case
Released: 1930
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis, George F. Marion

Synopsis

The Bishop Murder Case is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by David Burton and Nick Grinde and starring Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Roland Young. Ten years before assuming his role as Sherlock Holmes in a series of 14 films, Rathbone essayed the character of S.S. Van Dine's detective Philo Vance in this single outing.