The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Written by	Jerome Chodorov (adaptation) Brown Holmes Ben Markson
Based on	The Case of the Lucky Legs 1934 novel by Erle Stanley Gardner
Starring	Warren William Genevieve Tobin Patricia Eills Lyle Talbot
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	James Gibbon
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	October 5, 1935 (1935-10-05)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer.

Plot

Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble collecting her $1,000 prize when the promoter skips town. It turns out it is all a scam he has pulled before. When he later turns up stabbed to death, she is a strong suspect.

Cast

Warren William as Perry Mason
Genevieve Tobin as Della Street
Patricia Ellis as Margie Clune
Lyle Talbot as Dr. Bob Doray
Allen Jenkins as Spudsy Drake, Mason's private investigator
Barton MacLane as Police Chief Bisonette
Peggy Shannon as Thelma Bell
Porter Hall as Bradbury
Anita Kerry as Eva Lamont
Craig Reynolds as Frank Patton
Henry O'Neill as District Attorney Manchester

Home media

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.

External links

The Case of the Lucky Legs at the TCM Movie Database
The Case of the Lucky Legs at the Internet Movie Database
The Case of the Lucky Legs at AllMovie
The Case of the Lucky Legs at the American Film Institute Catalog

Perry Mason

Creator	Erle Stanley Gardner

Characters	Hamilton Burger Paul Drake Perry Mason Della Street

Books	Perry Mason bibliography

Films	The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) The Case of the Black Cat (1936) The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) Granny Get Your Gun (1940)

Radio	Perry Mason

Television	Perry Mason episode list "The Case of the Restless Redhead" The New Perry Mason Perry Mason television films

Other	The Edge of Night Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder Perry Mason TV cast list Perry Mason moment Perry Mason syndrome

Films directed by Archie Mayo

Money Talks (1926)
Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
Dearie (1927)
The College Widow (1927)
State Street Sadie (1928)
Beware of Married Men (1928)
The Crimson City (1928)
On Trial (1928)
My Man (1928)
Sonny Boy (1929)
Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
The Sacred Flame (1929)
Wide Open (1930)
Courage (1930)
Oh Sailor Behave (1930)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Illicit (1931)
Svengali (1931)
Bought! (1931)
Under 18 (1931)
The Expert (1932)
Night After Night (1932)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Ever in My Heart (1933)
Convention City (1933)
Gambling Lady (1934)
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
Desirable (1934)
Give Me Your Heart (1934)
Bordertown (1935)
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Black Legion (1937)
It's Love I'm After (1937)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Four Sons (1940)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Moontide (1942)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Crash Dive (1943)
Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

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