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.
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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Satisfying Comedy/Mystery
The Perry Mason series of mysteries from the 1930s are some of the best mysteries one could watch. One needs to pay attention to details throughout the film to follow the twists in the plot. The movies closely follow the Erle Stanley Gardner mystery novels on which they are based. The Case of the Lucky Legs holds one's interest from beginning to end as Perry Mason cleverly addresses the case of a murder committed by someone involved in a beauty contest in which girls are judged solely on the looks of their legs. Warren William is a pleasure to watch as Perry Mason, and Genevieve Tobin expertly plays Perry's faithful, flirty and efficient secretary, Della Street. The witty repartee between Perry Mason and Della Street is similar to the banter between Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man series. There are so many wisecracks and humor in this offering, the movie is categorized equally as a comedy as well as a mystery. If you are a fan of old, intriguing mysteries, you won't be disappointed with this gem.
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- danmiller48
- Jan 25, 2016
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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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