TCOT Podcast Episode 048 - Ugly Duckling

TCOT Podcast Episode 048 - Ugly Duckling 

Season 7 - Episode 30

Originally aired - May 21, 1964

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 an episode from season 7 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

Police Lt: Andy

DA: Burger

Guest Stars:

Anne Whitfield SA - 3 eps of PM/67 roles from 1950 -1999 including White Christmas/That Girl/4 eps of Ironside/Adam-12/Emergency!

Alice Trilling


Ford Rainey - 4 eps of PM/189 roles from 1949 -2017 including 9 eps Bionic Woman & 3 ep 6 Million Dollar Man same/Bonanza/Lost in Space

Harry Trilling


Max Showalter - X eps of PM/X roles from 19xx -19xx including

Talbot Sparr


Adam Lazarre - X eps of PM/X roles from 19xx -19xx including

Anthony Usher

(as Adam LaZarre)


Constance Towers SA - 5 eps of PM/67 roles from 1952 -2023 including General Hospital (Helena Cassadine)/ST-DS9/Frasier/Murder, She Wrote/Fantasy Island

Natalie Graham

Reginald Gardiner

Albert Charity


S. John Launer

Judge

Jay Adler

Herman

Frances Morris

Landlady

William Boyett

Police Officer


Dick Geary

Scuba Fella (as Richard Geary)

Lee Miller

Sgt. Brice

Don Anderson

Lounge Patron at Table and Bar / Police Officer / Courtroom

Spectator (uncredited)

Flower Parry

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Fun Stuff:

Furniture/Design

            Perry’s Office Window View 

Fashion

Dee Spills the Tea:

 

What happened to Reginald Gardiner’s arm? Or hand?

Reginald Gardiner (Al Charity) was a popular actor whose career spanned over 50 years in radio, film and TV. One thing you’ll notice about him in tv and film is that his left arm was almost always hidden. Sometimes he held it in his pocket. You’ll notice in the screen shot that he’s holding his left hand and holding it rather oddly. There is speculation over exactly what was wrong and how it happened. Some things I read said that his left arm was paralyzed. Another said that it was just his hand that was damaged. Here’s the suggestion I found most interesting. Gardiner dated Hedy Lamarr, who was also a popular actress in the 30s, 40s and 50s. They dated in early 1938, but remained friends. He even painted her portrait. It was said that he hurt his hand or arm, when he fell from a fire escape while chasing her. I tried and tried but couldn’t find additional deets on this one. If anyone knows, please tell us. But either way, it didn’t stop or even hinder his long career.

Next Week’s Episode:

Season 8 Episode 4 Sleepy Slayer