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| director = [[Archie Mayo]]
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| based on = {{based on|''The Case of the Lucky Legs''<br>1934 novel|[[Erle Stanley Gardner]]}}
| writer = [[Erle Stanley Gardner]] (novel, uncredited)<br>[[Jerome Chodorov]] (adaptation)<br>[[Brown Holmes]]<br>[[Ben Markson]]
| writer = [[Jerome Chodorov]] (adaptation)<br>[[Brown Holmes]]<br>[[Ben Markson]]
| starring = [[Warren William]]<br>[[Genevieve Tobin]]<br>[[Patricia Eills]]<br>[[Lyle Talbot]]
| starring = [[Warren William]]<br>[[Genevieve Tobin]]<br>[[Patricia Eills]]<br>[[Lyle Talbot]]
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| music = [[Leo F. Forbstein]]
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| cinematography = [[Tony Gaudio]]
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| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
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'''''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.
'''''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.


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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Warren William]] as Perry Mason
* [[Warren William]] as Perry Mason
*[[Genevieve Tobin]] as [[Della Street]]
* [[Genevieve Tobin]] as [[Della Street]]
*[[Patricia Ellis]] as Margie Clune
* [[Patricia Ellis]] as Margie Clune
*[[Lyle Talbot]] as Dr. Bob Doray
* [[Lyle Talbot]] as Dr. Bob Doray
*[[Allen Jenkins]] as Spudsy Drake
* [[Allen Jenkins]] as Spudsy Drake
*[[Barton MacLane]] as Detective Bisonette (as Barton Mac Lane)
* [[Barton MacLane]] as Detective Bisonette
*[[Peggy Shannon]] as Thelma Bell
* [[Peggy Shannon]] as Thelma Bell
*[[Porter Hall]] as Colonel Bradbury
* [[Porter Hall]] as Colonel Bradbury
*Anita Kerry as Eva Lamont
* Anita Kerry as Eva Lamont
*[[Craig Reynolds (actor)|Craig Reynolds]] as Frank Patton
* [[Craig Reynolds (actor)|Craig Reynolds]] as Frank Patton
*[[Henry O'Neill]] as District Attorney Manchester
* [[Henry O'Neill]] as District Attorney Manchester


==DVD Release==
==DVD Release==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{tcmdb title|1868}}
* {{tcmdb title|1868}}
*{{IMDb title|0026185}}
* {{IMDb title|0026185}}
*{{Amg movie|8497}}
* {{Amg movie|8497}}
* {{AFI film|id=5323|title=The Case of the Lucky Legs}}


{{Perry Mason}}
{{Perry Mason}}

{{Archie Mayo}}
{{Archie Mayo}}



Revision as of 14:29, 29 May 2015

The Case of the Lucky Legs
Directed byArchie Mayo
Written byJerome Chodorov (adaptation)
Brown Holmes
Ben Markson
Produced byHenry Blanke
StarringWarren William
Genevieve Tobin
Patricia Eills
Lyle Talbot
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Edited byJames Gibbon
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1935 (1935-10-05)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

A woman wins $1,000 in a pretty legs contest for a company, but has trouble collecting her prize when the promoter turns up dead.

Cast

DVD Release

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.