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The Case of the Black Cat

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1936-10-311h 6m

CrimeMystery

PERRY MASON'S BACK...and so are the thrills, suspense, and excitement of Erle Stanley Gardner's greatest mystery drama!

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm

Directors
William C. McGann
Editors
Frank Magee

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  1. Ricardo Cortez

    Ricardo Cortez

    Perry Mason

  2. June Travis

    June Travis

    Della Street

  3. Jane Bryan

    Jane Bryan

    Wilma Laxter

  4. Craig Reynolds

    Craig Reynolds

    Frank Oafley

  5. Carlyle Moore Jr.

    Carlyle Moore Jr.

    Douglas Keene

  6. Bill Elliott

    Bill Elliott

    Sam Laxter

  7. Nedda Harrigan

    Nedda Harrigan

    Nurse Louise DeVoe

  8. Garry Owen

    Garry Owen

    Paul Drake

  9. Harry Davenport

    Harry Davenport

    Peter Laxter

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
trialperry mason