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#104: The Case of the
Nine Dolls
Original Airdate: 11/19/60

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Perry has been planning a fly-fishing vacation in Scotland for three years, and this time he's going to let nothing stand in his way. But Della tells him there's a client waiting outside that he'll fall in love with. When he sees seven-year-old Peggy Smith, he does.

Peggy lives at a boarding school and is searching for her identity, since she has no idea who her real parents are. A search of birth records leads Perry to believe that Peggy is the daughter of Clark Lawson and Margaret Jeffers Lawson. Margaret was the daughter of wealthy Courtney Jeffers, a crotchety old man who disowned Margaret after she eloped. Margaret died shortly after Peggy was born. Jeffers relents when he sees Peggy and quickly embraces her, even changing his will to leave everything to her. The next day, Jeffers is found dead, killed with a poker.

Now Peggy gets involved helping another member of the family to be cleared of Jeffers's murder--a unique episode with a melancholy ending.

Fans. will spot John Banner, Sergeant Shultz of "Hogan's Heroes," in this episode.

Credits Edit

Cast

Maggie Mahoney as Linda Osborne
Jeanette Nolan as Emma Benson
Laurie Perreau as Peggy Smith
Frances Helm as Helene Osborne
John Bryant as Larry Osborne
Gage Clarke as Edgar Benson
Francis X. Bushman as Courtney Jeffers
John Banner as A. Tobler
Robert Karnes as Deputy D.A. Chamberlin
Nelson Leigh as Judge
Eleanor Audley as Headmistress Lorimer
Fred Essler as Mr. Kringle
James Chandler as Sgt. Willoughby
Eugene Borden as Swiss Waiter

Trivia Edit

Anomaly: Jeanette Nolan, listed as Emma Benson, is called Martha on two occasions and Mrs. Benson the rest of the time.

+Laurie Perreau makes her only appearance on Perry here playing the lead role, Peggy Smith. Laurie Perreau had a very abbreviated acting career in the 60's, but most people remember her more famous sister Gigi Perreau. Gigi Perreau, who also appeared in two episodes of Perry was a very active child actor in movies and on television. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 21 August 2009.

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