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#154: The Case of the
Bogus Books
Original Airdate: 09/27/62

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Joseph Kraft is not your typical used-book salesman. Behind the facade of his small shop is a thriving operation in forgeries of rare first editions that nets him $70,000 a year. But Kraft slips up when he finds that a copy of Tristram Shandy is missing.

Shortly after, Kraft is found dead inside a locked room. The death appears to be accidental; he seems to have died because of a faulty gas heater. Perry doesn't think so, though, and before long, the police don't either. Guess who the main suspect's lawyer happens to be?

Credits Edit

Cast

Phyllis Love as Ellen Carter
Adam West as Pete Norland
John Abbott as Prof. Carlos Muntz
H. M. Wynant as Gene Torg
Joby Baker as Kenneth Carter
Allison Hayes as Pearl Chute
Woodrow Parfrey as George Pickson
Maurice Manson as Joseph Kraft
Tenen Holtz as Mr. Gilfain
Raymond Greenleaf as Rare Book Curator
Kenneth MacDonald as Judge
John Alvin as Bank Teller
William Tracy as Man
Michael Fox as Coroner's Physician
Renee Godfrey as Lady Librarian

Trivia Edit

Two books are mentioned in this episode. Both are real. The first is Manning and Granger's Reports, aka Manning & Granger's Common Pleas Reports. You will find it mentioned here. The other book is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. You can read about it here. Submitted by Steve Fox, 12/6/04. [I wonder if Perry really does have a full set of Man & G?]

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