oscaralbert Review of The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

With inflation, a couple millionaires from 1934 . . .

[6/10 · 16 August 2015]

. . . could easily be considered the equivalent of billionaires today. So what does THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG tell us about America's "Better Half"? (We need to call our One Per Centers a "half," since they already have half our wealth--in their Hell-bent march toward grasping 99% of it--and that makes them a half, according to the U.S. Supreme Court's "one-dollar-one-vote" United decision.) The Rich are thoroughly immoral, Perry Mason decides, in defending a cold-blooded dog slayer who suffers none of Michael Vick's numerous penalties because "Bessie" (played by Mary Astor, a name dripping with dough) is a cute white female. So when Mr. Two Billion steals piker One Billion's wife, who does the former actually sleep with? His private secretary, of course, since Rich People are too busy hoarding their haul to be GIB. And if Mrs. One Billion complains? Why, just shoot her. Won't that tick off Mr. One Billion? So what, shoot him, too. Anyone who follows current events knows that the behavior of our Supreme Court-declared "Betters" has only gotten more lawless, sinful, and outrageous since 1934. I guess that that makes THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG almost refreshing, in comparison.