The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

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An agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.  Director: Alan Crosland  Writer: Ben Markson, Erle Stanley Gardner  Stars: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins

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00:00Listen, Betty, the cops are hot on my tail for that silk job.

00:04If I don't get the best mouthpiece in town, it's curtains for me.

00:06I'll get a hold of Perry Mason right away.

00:08If anybody can beat the ref for you, he can.

00:11Sure, Perry Mason.

00:12He sprung me the last time I was in a jam.

00:15Why don't you let Perry Mason handle the case for you?

00:17Is he good?

00:18Good.

00:19He's won both my divorces in three Breacher Promise suits.

00:22And he's tall, dark, and handsome.

00:24He's the man.

00:25Hello, this is the Evening Times.

00:28Tell Perry Mason we'll give him $5,000 for his exclusive story of how he solved the Milper's Drive murder.

00:33Yeah, the one he called the case of the howling dog.

00:57My secretary told me he wanted to see me about a dog.

01:06Before we go into that, I want to know if a will is valid no matter how a man dies.

01:11Suppose he dies on the gallows or in the electric chair.

01:14It makes no difference how a man dies.

01:17His will is not affected.

01:19Now let's hear about the dog.

01:20A dog has been howling for 48 hours.

01:25Mostly at night, but sometimes during the day.

01:27And that continual howling is driving me crazy.

01:31You know, when a dog howls, it's an omen of death in the neighborhood.

01:34Do you think I'll be arrested?

01:52Certainly you'll be arrested.

01:54You let yourself into your husband's house with a pasky.

01:57You were there when he was murdered.

01:59Now, do you think you can pull a stunt like that and not get taken down to police headquarters?

02:02Because you're crazy.

02:03How soon do you think they'll come for me?

02:08Open up there.

02:09Where are they?

02:12I found the door open.

02:13I rang the bell and no one answered.

02:16So I walked in.

02:17I found Foley dead.

02:19You're sure you're not holding anything back, are you, Perry?

02:21Are you insinuating that I might have shot Foley?

02:24I'm beginning to think so.

02:25In reference to Mr. Foley's police dog, Prince,

02:28is it not a fact that the dog left the house and howled disimally?

02:32He did not.

02:33Did you hear the dog howl?

02:35I did not.

02:35The defense at this time would like to make a motion

02:37for the adjournment of the court, officers, and witnesses

02:40to the scene of the crime

02:41at 4889 Milpus Drive

02:43for the further cross-examination of this witness.

02:45The End

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