The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.
Director:
Alan Crosland
Writer:
Ben Markson
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Warren William as Perry Mason |
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Mary Astor as Bessie Foley |
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Allen Jenkins as Sgt. Holcomb |
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Grant Mitchell as District Attorney Claude Drumm |
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Helen Trenholme as Della Street |
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Helen Lowell as Elizabeth Walker |
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Dorothy Tree as Lucy Benton |
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Gordon Westcott as Arthur Cartwright |
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Harry Tyler as Sam Martin - Taxi Driver |
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Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Bill Pemberton |
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Russell Hicks as Clinton Foley |
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Frank Reicher as Dr. Carl Cooper |
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Addison Richards as Judge Markham |
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James P. Burtis as George Dobbs |
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Eddie Shubert as Ed Wheeler |
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Harry Seymour as David Clark |
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Stanley Blystone as Juror (uncredited) |
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Don Brodie as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Joseph Crehan as Captain Kelly (uncredited) |
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Bill Elliott as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Frank Fanning as Detective Driving Police Car (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Hale as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hart as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Detective (uncredited) |
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Lightning the German Shepherd as Prince (uncredited) |
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Henry Otho as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Joe Sawyer as Carl Trask (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Reporter with Camera in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Monte Vandergrift as Detective (uncredited) |
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Jack Wise as Telegram Clerk (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alan Crosland | Director |
| Writing | Erle Stanley Gardner | Story |
| Writing | Ben Markson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Camera | William Rees | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James Gibbon | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |