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#107: The Case of the
Larcenous Lady
Original Airdate: 12/17/60

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A mayor's political career is jeopardized when his conniving wife goes too far. Cuckoo's Nest's Louise Fletcher plays the woman Perry must defend on a murder charge. Edward Platt, the chief on "Get Smart," also stars.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE LARCENOUS LADY
Based Upon Characters Created By Erle Stanley Gardner

Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Trailing

Directed by Laslo Bendek
Story by Seeleg Lester
Teleplay by Sy Salkowitz
Seeleg Lester | Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive Producer
Arthur Marks | Associate Producer
Produced by The CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions
Jackson Gillis | Story Consultant

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Cast

Ellen Drew as Julia Webberly
Arthur Franz as Mayor Henderson
Louise Fletcher as Susan Connolly
Robert Brown as Frank Sykes
Patricia Huston as Mona Henderson
Edward Platt as Tom Stratton
King Calder as William Carter
Byron Morrow as Judge
William Boyett as Sergeant Reynolds
Myron Natwick as Desk Clerk
Christopher Dark as Prosecutor Thorne
Mara Massey as Switchboard Girl
Robert Terry as Arnold Webberly

Uncredited Actors
Ralph Brooks as Courtroom Spectator (from IMDb)
Colin Kenny as Courtroom Spectator (from IMDb)

Crew

Art Seid, A.C.E. | Assistant to the Producer

Production Supervisor … Dewey Starkey
Director of Photography … Frank Redman, A.S.C.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Morris Harmell
Film Editor … John D. Faure
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … William Zacha, Evelyn Carruth
Set Decoration … Charles Q. Vassar
Sound Effects Editor … Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Music Editor … Gene Feldman
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … M.E.M. Gibsone
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Titles and Opticals … Pacific Title

Perry Mason \ A Film Presentation
A CBS Television Network Production

Trivia Edit

Goof: When Mona Henderson sees her husband and William Carter to the door of her house, she seems to be wringing her hands as if she had something on them. When she shuts the door she leaves a visible hand print mark on the door frame. Submitted by billp, 25 October 2009.

Continuity: When Tom Stratton, Ed Platt, a.k.a. “The Chief” on Get Smart, is examined and cross-examined, pay attention to the spectators. When the session begins, we see Mayor Henderson, Franz, seated in the aisle behind Paul Drake, and a young man is to Drake’s left. When the scene ends, Henderson has magically moved to Drake’s left and the young man has disappeared and a new man is behind Drake. Submitted by billp, 25 October 2009.

Character Names: Mayor Henderson’s first name is Jim (as addressed by his wife). Submitted by gracep, 10/29/2010.

Arthur Tragg (Ray Collins) does not appear this episode, altough his name appears in the credits. Submitted by gracep, 10/29/2010.

Location: Just an establishing shot, but that’s the Washoe County Courthouse in Reno, Nevada, shown just before the trial begins. Perry may be a little too far out of town on this case! More information here. Submitted by Craig Sundstrom via email, 4/22/2011.

The opening scene features Mr. and Mrs. Henderson taking refreshment (and discussing the crime commission) with Carter, and they use the Curious Coffee Set. Submitted by gracenote, 7/4/2011.

Comments Edit

When Perry begins his cross-examination of Tom Stratton (Ed Platt), his voice sounds hollow and stilted. Clearly he’s had to be dubbed later by Raymond Burr for some reason. Also, Ed Platt turns in a good performance in this episode. I think he was a very under-rated actor. Submitted by billp, 25 October 2009.

So…what was is the larceny alluded to in the title? Queried by gracenote, 7/4/2011.

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