Season Three - Episode 17
Originally aired - Feb 27, 1960
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.
This is the “random” episode from season three that we are choosing at random using a random number generator. We will be choosing our episodes this way season by season. We’re excited by this new process which will give each season a chance to shine.
Guest Stars:
Louise Fletcher - 2 eps of PM/136 roles from 1958 - 2017 including Virtuosity/14 eps of ST:DS9 Kai Winn/Flowers in the Attic - Grandmother/
Gladys Doyle
Lew Gallo - only ep of PM/73 roles from 1957 - 1991 including Gunsmoke, 3 eps of TZ / producer of That Girl/The Ghost and Mrs. Muir/Love American Style/Mary Hartman
Richard Gilman
Beverly Garland - only ep of PM/197 roles including 74 episodes of MTS/Port Charles/Lois Lane’s mother on Lois and Clark/Ellen/Friends /88 eps Scarecrow and Mrs.King/Bing Cosby’s wife in 28 eps/Love American Style produced by Lee Gallo/Ironside
Mauvis Meade
Lawrence Dobkin - only ep Scarecrow and Mrs King that Gallo produced
Gregory Dunkirk
Joan Banks - 5 eps of PM/last role in 1957 Bewitched passed in 98
Mrs. Manley
Frances Morris - 3 eps of PM/251 roles from 1929 - 1964 all extras passed in 2003 at age 95
Miss Carlisle
Norman Fell - 168 roles from 1954 - 1998 including 2 eps MSW/56 eps Threes Company/Ellen/28 eps The Ropers/Thr Graduate/PT109/
Caspar Pedley
John Reach - 2 eps of PM/28 roles from 1956 - 1966
Dukes Lawton
Nelson Leigh - 9 eps of PM/
Judge
Bill Erwin - 5 eps of Pm
Morrison Findlay
William Boyett - 8 ep of PM
Pete Kelton (as Bill Boyett)
Paul Lees
Parking Lot Attendant
Ralph Brooks
Headwaiter
George E. Stone - 46 eps of PM mostly court clerk bartender in DD/started out in Silent films/with Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot
Court Clerk
Paul Kruger
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Fun Stuff:
Furniture/Design
Wall Safe
Cigarettes
Mauvis Meade smoked constantly
Money Translation
$100 a month was over $1030 in 2023 money
Dee spills the tea
Here’s something interesting I found on IMDB. Fairly late in the show, Perry looks inside federal agent Richard Gilman's Buick. The registration on the steering column reads that the License No. is "NFL 252." This is the same license number as seen on Denver Leonard's registration in "The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor" (S3 / E14) (30 Jan 60). Denver Leonard's car was also a light-colored Buick convertible, and the street addresses for both characters were the same ("350 Sierra Rd."). Lastly, the word (which should be) "Convertible" is misspelled on both registrations. The word is spelled with an "a" (and not an "i").
Thanks IMDB for helping Dee spill the tea!
Next week Season 4, Episode 18 Angry Dead Man
