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#12: The Case of the
Negligent Nymph
Original Airdate: 12/07/57

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Perry and Paul pull a beautiful woman out of the ocean. Not surprisingly, she is fleeing from the scene of a murder. But Perry can't resist this mermaid's tale, even after Tragg arrests her for the murder.

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Credits Edit

Cast

Connie Cezon as Gertie
Joan Banks as Karen Alder
David Lewis as George Alder
James Griffith as Arthur Dorian
Peggy Castle as Sally Fenner
Nadja Posey as Nina Santos
James Nusser as Judge
Forrest Lewis as Dr. Murray
John Cliff as Guard Hess
Robert Tafur as Martinez
Troy Melton as Patrolman
Irene Cavillo as Waitress
Elvira Corona as Dancer
Michael Kopcha as Police Photographer

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1957 Corvette, white, top down (Drake). From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

The boat featured in this episode is famous! Who knew? It's a Skagit Boat, a classic of fiberglass made in the 50s and 60s by Skagit Plastics Inc. in LaConner, WA. Many are still in use and there's a Skagit Boat Club in Seattle. Picture here. Submited by Bill Roberts, 2/28/01, with follow up information by Gerald Markham.

Location: Paradise Cove is just as they state in the episode. I lived there for 5 years! There are some great shots of the way things used to be. Submitted by Eric Cooper, 9/21/07. You can see some of the show's locations in the Old Malibu Photo Gallery at the Paradise Cove website.

+The first of five appearances that Joan Banks will make on Perry Mason. Joan Banks is well known to old time radio fans for many roles. She was married to fellow old time radio actor Frank Lovejoy for 22 years until his death in 1962. Submitted by PaulDrake 33

The script for Negligent Nymph is dated 8 October 1957. It may be no earlier than the 18th episode filmed. Submitted by billp. 4 November 2009.

Comments Edit

Based on the Erle Stanley Gardner novel of the same name, which would also serve as the basis for the final season episode, "The Case of the Impetuous Imp."

The $50 dollars Dorian gets for the "note" would be about $368.28 in 2007 dollars. The "missing" $10000 would be around $73656.13 today - enough to be a downpayment for Las Chalupas. billp 12/27/08

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