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#116: The Case of the
Difficult Detour
Original Airdate: 03/25/61

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Plans to build a vacation resort go wrong when someone engineers the death of the developer. Perry is called on to defend the construction worker charged with the crime.

Credits Edit

Cast

Jeff York as Pete Mallory
Suzanne Lloyd as Sheila Benton
Jason Evers as Stuart Benton
Mort Mills as Sgt. Ben Landro
Lee Farr as Chet Stark
Joe di Reda as Phil Edwards
Neil Hamilton as Ames
Joan Camden as Miriam Ames
Bert Freed as Edward Parker
John Gallaudet as Reviewing Judge
S. John Launer as Judge
Mike Masters as Driver

Trivia Edit

Anomaly: Bert Freed, listed as Edward Parker, is really Harry Parker.

Comments Edit

+Joe di Reda appears here as Phil Edwards. Mr. di Reda should not be confused with Joe DeRita who played the part of Curly Joe in the Three Stooges movies of the 1960's. Mr. di Reda was much younger. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 3 September 2009.

-This is the first of three appearences by Jeff York, who turns in a rather "angry" performance (though that's what the character calls for). A bit of a blooper happens after Perry ticks off Sheila Barton on the stand. When we see Perry talk to Pete Mallory (York) about "blackmail" at his table, the wide shot showing Perry's face reveals that York's hair is parted, yet on the "reverse angle" York's hair is combed straight back. Clearly both shots happened on different days. Posted by Kenmore, 12/14/09

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