A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
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Barton MacLane
- Police Chief Bisonette
- (as Barton Mac Lane)
Charles C. Wilson
- Police Officer Ricker
- (as Charles Wilson)
Joe Downing
- George Sanborne
- (as Joseph Downing)
Margaret Carthew
- Extra
- (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
- Policeman in Hotel
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSupporting players Barton MacLane and Lyle Talbot would later appear in Perry Mason (1957), starring Raymond Burr.
- GoofsAs Dr. Crocker is performing a fluoroscopic examination of Perry, a static x-ray image projected on the viewing screen. If this was a true fluoroscopic exam, movement on the screen (ie breathing) would be visible , as fluoroscopy provides live moving images.
- Quotes
Margie: Did you get anything out of Patton?
Perry Mason: No, only a knife.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
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Accent is on comedy with the mystery kept to the background...
Entertaining as a screwball comedy, but hardly the kind of mystery and suspense one expects from a Perry Mason story.
From the very opening scene, the entire story is played for comedy. A criminal cheats prize winning woman out of their contest money and is soon murdered. It's up to Mason to figure out who committed the crime and why.
Since the murdered man was killed with a surgical knife, we can suspect LYLE TALBOT for awhile since he plays a doctor. PORTER HALL is the man who contacts Mason and asks him to investigate the man who has run off with the prize money. PATRICIA ELLIS is the pretty blonde contest winner who wants Mason to find the crooked contest sponsor (CRAIG REYNOLDS).
GENEVIEVE TOBIN is Della Street, batting her eyes at everyone as the plays a mischievous secretary with tongue-in-cheek humor. A sample of the flippant dialog: (Mason to Lyle Talbot): "All alone in the bridal suite? You must love yourself." And later, after knocking him out briefly, "Bring yourself to life. You're a doctor."
Entertaining only as a comedy. The mystery is given short shrift.
From the very opening scene, the entire story is played for comedy. A criminal cheats prize winning woman out of their contest money and is soon murdered. It's up to Mason to figure out who committed the crime and why.
Since the murdered man was killed with a surgical knife, we can suspect LYLE TALBOT for awhile since he plays a doctor. PORTER HALL is the man who contacts Mason and asks him to investigate the man who has run off with the prize money. PATRICIA ELLIS is the pretty blonde contest winner who wants Mason to find the crooked contest sponsor (CRAIG REYNOLDS).
GENEVIEVE TOBIN is Della Street, batting her eyes at everyone as the plays a mischievous secretary with tongue-in-cheek humor. A sample of the flippant dialog: (Mason to Lyle Talbot): "All alone in the bridal suite? You must love yourself." And later, after knocking him out briefly, "Bring yourself to life. You're a doctor."
Entertaining only as a comedy. The mystery is given short shrift.
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- Clue Club #5: The Case of the Lucky Legs
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) officially released in Canada in English?
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