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)
Featured review
"Bradford. Bradbottom. Bradley. .."
As one other reviewer noted, The Case of the Lucky Legs seems to be a bit more concerned with laughs than mystery. I concur. Mason is portrayed as a lush with tendencies to make a pass at virtually any woman he meets. His assistant Spudsy Drake played by Allen Jenkins almost borders on farce at times as he tries to pick a fight in an airport and has things thrown at him by his wife. These are just two scenes where director Archie Mayo goes for much more broader humour than seen in the first two Mason films in the series. Perry gets sick on a flight, passes a cold to everyone he meets, and does his final summation in his offices to a slew of people while being given a physical as well. These comedic touches don't really detract from the film and make it a pretty entertaining film when added to the mystery - a lesser one than previously used in the two earler mason films. This time Perry must try and a help a Colonel Bradbury and the winner of a legs contest who have been swindled and duped by a conman who takes a powder after the contest with all the loot from the contest. Mason keeps mixing Bradbury's name throughout the whole film after meeting him from his floor bed in his office after a late night bender. Warren William again is the epitome of suave wit and charm releasing one-liners with great accuracy. His performance and, I might add, his worth as an actor, greatly aid this film and the other three he starred in as the lawyer Perry Mason. For the third film we have a third actress playing Della Street(Genevieve Tobin). She oozes witty charm and fits William's style almost perfectly. Jenkins, Barton Maclane, and Olin Howard reprise their roles for this third installment. Humdrum Lyle Talbot has the leading man role in the mystery as the love interest of the contest winner, played by a gorgeous Patricia Ellis. She has a fine set of attributes - nice legs too! Character actor Porter Hall plays Colonel Bradbury with some nice subtle comedic touches. This is a very entertaining film as really are all of the four films in the series starring William.
- BaronBl00d
- Jul 2, 2009
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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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