<< Borrowed Baby | Episodes | Ancient Romeo >>

#150: The Case of the
Counterfeit Crank
Original Airdate: 04/28/62

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A young Burt Reynolds has a bit part in this episode, and Connie Hines (Carol in "Mr. Ed") plays the victim's wife.

Businessman August Dalgran enjoys throwing money away. In the opening scene he is dropping fistsful of dollars from his office window and gleefully observing the pedestrians below as they scramble for the loot.

Gus agrees to psychiatric testing but later, when he is accused of killing his nephew Kenneth, he admits the insanity was all an act.

Credits Edit

Cast

Otto Kruger as August Dalgran
Jeanette Nolan as Martha Blair
Don Dubbins as Kenneth
Connie Hines as Sandra
John Larkin as Jay Fenton
Burt Reynolds as Chuck Blair
Michael King as Don Morley
William Woodson as Dr. Jackman
Paul Langton as Bertram Telford
Charles Irving as Judge #1
S. John Launer as Judge #2
William Keene as Bank Teller
John Hubbard as Joseph Tayback
Russ Bender as Deputy Bowman
Barney Biro as Judge #3
Paul McGuire as Deputy Turner
David Saber as Joe Fanning

Trivia Edit

At August Dahlgran's competency hearing, Perry intervenes saying "...Section 1461 of the California Probate Code provides that any relative or friend of the alleged insane or incompetent person may appear and oppose such a petition." There is in fact such a code and section. Read it here if you dare. Submitted by Steve Fox, 12/2/04. [Perry's statement doesn't seem to jibe with the current code.]

+John Larkin makes his first of four appearances on Perry playing Jay Fenton. John Larkin was the voice of Perry Mason on radio for several years. He is probably best known to television viewers as D.A. Mike Karr on the afternoon soap opera Edge of Night. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 9 August 2009.

Location: Final scene probably in Upper Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth where many movies and television shows were shot. See episode #88 for more about this area. Submitted by Eric Cooper 3 May 2010. See also Location Trivia.

Comments Edit

<< Borrowed Baby | Episodes | Ancient Romeo >>