TCOT Podcast Episode 008 - Moth-Eaten Mink

 Recorded Friday, March 3, 2023

 

TCOT Podcast Episode 008 - Moth-Eaten Mink

Season 1 Episode 13

Originally aired December 14, 1957

The Case of the Podcast is a Perry Mason Fan Podcast. We love and enjoy episodes from a tv show from the late 1950’s and early 1960. It’s so old, it was filmed in Black & White.

I’m April

And I’m Dee

Be aware that this podcast contains lots of spoilers. As a matter of fact, it might be best to watch the episode before you listen in. We’ll tell you the next episode at the end of our session.

Episodes of PM we are discussing in this section:

Restless Redhead

Black Eyed Blonde

Common Thread:

Though not the first to be televised, this episode was the pilot and was filmed several months before any of the others. Perry has a different hairstyle, he and Paul get around by taxi, Perry has a much larger office staff and refers to "one of my stenographers", and Della addresses

Perry as "Chief" and "Sir"

From IMDB trivia 

Guest Stars:

Robert Osterloh - 39 2 ep PM/2 ep Ironside/136 roles prolific from 1948 to 1972 some bit parts, and I can Rosemary’s Baby, but in a lot of westerns as well.

Morey Allen

Kay Faylen - 28 this was the last thing she acted in. She was the first wife of Regis Philbin of the Regis and Kathy Lee show. Only acted for a few years passed away in 2001.

Dixie Davton

Marc Krah

George Fayette

Brian G. Hutton - defendant in Sulky Girl

Parking Attendant [as Brian Hutton)

Connie Cezon - 17 eps PM

Gertie

Roxanne Arlen

Mae Nolan

Douglas Kennedy - 4 eps PM/211 actor roles/ died 57

Sgt. Jaffrey

Than Wyenn - 2ep PM/ prolific actor/Splash (1984), and Imitation of Life (1959). He died on January 29, 2015 age 95. He was survived by his wife of 71 years, Guy Wyenn, and their sons, Joel and Neil, and five grandchildren.

Frank Hoxie

Grandon Rhodes - 16 eps PM Judge

Judge Lennox

Jack Gargan

Bailiff

Lyn Guild

Drake's Operator

Fun Stuff:

Furniture/Design

Nice open design for restaurant.

Perry uses phone booth ear piece

Hotel rooms look crummy appropriately

Both Paul and Perry have padded headboards

Fashion

Cute waitresses outfits

Cars

Cigarettes

Money Translation

$1000 - Morey’s retainer = $10000

$100 - Fayette’s Bail = $1000

Perry and Della’s love life (or lack thereof)

Eating out to dinner together

Lyonnaise potatoes – in French pommes de terre sautées à la lyonnaise – are potatoes, boiled and then sliced and shallow-fried, served together with fried onions.