---
title: 'The Bishop Murder Case (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nick Grinde'
released: '1929-12-31'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bishop-murder-case-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020695/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bishop Murder Case (1929)

1929 · 88 min · Mystery · United States


## 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nick Grinde](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-grinde)
- **Screenplay:** [Lenore J. Coffee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenore-j-coffee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Axt](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-axt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roy Overbaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-overbaugh)

## Cast

- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone) as Philo Vance
- [Delmer Daves](https://cinepixo.com/people/delmer-daves)
- [Alec B. Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-b-francis)
- [Roland Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-young)
- [George F. Marion](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-f-marion)
- [Leila Hyams](https://cinepixo.com/people/leila-hyams)
- [Richard Cramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-cramer)

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