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#121: The Case of the
Duplicate Daughter
Original Airdate: 05/20/61

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A weird family affair—featuring switched identities, extortion, and $2 million—leads to a murder that even has Perry confused.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in Erle Stanley Gardner’s
The Case of THE DUPLICATE DAUGHTER
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Teleplay by Sam Newman
Arthur Marks | Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive 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
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Cast

Don Dubbins as Hartley Elliott
Anne Helm as Glamis Barlow
Walter Kinsella as Carter Gilman
Kaye Elhardt as Muriell Gilman
Joyce MacKenzie as Nancy Gilman
Willis Bouchey as Judge
Dick Whittinghill as Glenn McCoy
Harlan Warde as Connors
Nelson Olmsted as Cartman Jasper
Michael Fox as Autopsy Surgeon
Don Harvey as Sheriff
George Selk as Maurice Fellows
Charles Stroud as Court Clerk

Uncredited Actors
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice (spotted by gracep 11/17/2010)

Crew

Production Supervisor … Dewey Starkey
Director of Photography … Robert G. Hager, A.S.C.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon Webb
Film Editor … Richard H. Cahoon, A.C.E.
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … Ed McDermott, 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

Sightings: A few favorite frequent faces show up in the courtroom gallery today: “Miss Carmody,” back row, prosecutor’s side; Little Old Lady #1, far corner, prosecutor's side; Distinguished Gentleman #1 near the Lady; and Quiet Old Man #1, in front of “Carmody” and near the Gentleman. The Little Old Lady has on a different hat today, too—much darker than usual. Read more about them all here. Submitted by gracep, 11/17/2010.

Anomaly: Although only listed as “Autopsy Surgeon,” Michael Fox is, once again, Dr. Hoxie. Even Burger addresses him as such. Submitted by gracep, 11/17/2010.

The Curious Coffee Set makes two appearances in this episode. First in the opening scene and later in Perry’s office. Submitted via email from Evelyn, posted by daveb, 7/24/2011.

The glamourous sports car that Glamis Barlow hops into about a quarter of the way into this episode is a JAGUAR XK140 DHC, manufactured 1954-57 (DHC=“Drop Head Coupe”=“convertible”). Identifying Points visible on-screen that distinguish this model (the car, not Glamis) from the XK120 (1948-54), the XK150 (1957-61), the XK140 Roadster and the XK140 FHC (“Fixed Head Coupe”) are: split two-piece windshield; exterior door handle position; one-piece front bumper with two large overriders (like 150 but unlike 120); front JAGUAR badge integral with grill (120s is separate and above grill); and and the deep “crouch” in the body side sculpting, forward of rear wheel (like 120 but unlike 150). Identifying where in the JAGUAR family this car lies is a lot easier than following the family connections in this Perry Mason episode! Submitted by Gary W on 3 Sep 2011.
+ Images (note increasing “refinement”): XK120, XK140, XK150 and E-Type or XKE (first year 1961). There was no JAGUAR XK130 (unlucky 13??). Submitted by Gary W on 3 Sep 2011.
+ An XK150 FHC appears in Episode #133 (see Trivia section). Submitted by GaryW, 1 Oct 2011.

Comments Edit

This is one bizarre episode in that we never see the victim, nor do we meet one of the prime suspects. Posted by Kenmore, 12/14/2009.

Indeed, as noted above, not only do we never see (1) the victim, Vera Martell, but we also do not see many of the other people involved in the convoluted plot: (2) Stephen Barlow, (3) Phyllis Monroe, (4) G.W. Monroe, and (5) Joe Yemen (who might possibly have changed his name to G.W. Monroe). And poor Muriell has little to do, other than to provide one more duplicate daughter. Submitted by Fifty-Niner on 11 August 2011.

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