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#120: The Case of the
Misguided Missile
Original Airdate: 05/06/61

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Perry takes a step into the space age in this episode. He is called on to defend an old war buddy who is accused of killing an officer at Vandenberg Air Force Base during the investigation of some mysterious missile crashes.

In this show, Perry reveals that during World War II, he served, with the defendant, on a U.S. Navy minesweeper in the South Pacific.

Credits Edit

Cast

Bruce Bennett as Dan Morgan
Jeanne Bal as Helen Rand
Simon Oakland as Captain Caldwell
Robert Rockwell as Major Jerry Reynolds
Richard Arlen as Dr. Harrison
William Schallert as Dr. Bradbury
Med Flory as Captain McVey
George Neise as George Huxley
Stephen Roberts as Major Cooke
Richard Shannon as Colonel Sloan
Ronnie Knox as Sgt. Lewis
Larry Gray as Brig. Gen. Bishop
Clark Howat as Lt. Col. Fremont
Alan Dexter as Dr. Stanton
Paul Lees as Air Policeman
James Sikking as Civilian Engineer

Trivia Edit

+Old time silent star Richard Arlen makes his only appearance on Perry in this episode playing Dr. Harrison. Richard Arlen co-starred in the 1927 production of Wings, the first movie to win an Oscar as best picture. Submitted by PaulDrake33.

-Jeanne Bal makes her first of four appearences on "Perry Mason". Her most famous role may have been as Nancy Crater on the first Star Trek episode to air, "Man Trap". Posted by Kenmore, 12/13/09.

Comments Edit

-In the first scene we see with Perry, he mentions a past experience to Maj. Reynolds on "Ulithi". Reynolds replies about "raiding a bar on Mogmog". Ulithi Atoll was an important US Naval base during WW2, it was occupied by US forces in late 1944 and served as an important staging area. Mogmog was one of the larger islands and did have a bar where sailors could purchase (with special tickets) room temp beer. Posted by Kenmore, 12/13/09.

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