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#173: The Case of the
Golden Oranges
Original Airdate: 03/07/63

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book (Revised)
Perry is back on the job, and it’s a dog day when he must defend Amos Keller’s mutt for biting Gerald Thornton. Later he defends Keller’s granddaughter for murdering Thornton. Fans of Spaghetti Westerns will recognize Lee Van Cleef, who played Ugly in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, as Edward Doyle in this episode.

Webmaster’s Note: Knowledgeable fans know that Lee Van Cleef was the Bad in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Eli Wallach was the Ugly. Thanks to Susan McNeel for pointing this out.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE GOLDEN ORANGES
Based upon Characters Created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Written by Samuel Newman
Art Seid | Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive Producer
Jackson Gillis | Associate Producer
Samuel Newman | Story Consultant

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
Wiliam Talman as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg
Wesley Lau as Lt. Anderson

Cast

Arthur Hunnicutt as Amos Keller
Natalie Trundy as Sandra Keller
Erin O’Brien as Janis Carr
Allen Case as James Wheeler
Arch Johnson as Gerald Thornton
Mary Munday as Grace Doyle
Hugh Sanders as John Grimsby
Henry Norell as Courtney Osgood
Lee Van Cleef as Edward Doyle
Charles Irving as Judge Stanley
Vic Perrin as Assistant D.A. Rice
Nolan Leary as Judge Gray
Michael Fox as Coroner’s Physician
Wallace Rooney as Lab Technician
James Goodwin as Pound Attendant
Alex Bookston as Private Physician
Robert Rothwell as Earth Mover Operator

Uncredited Actors
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice

Don Anderson as {	Courtroom Spectator
	Bailiff with Dog

Crew

“Perry Mason”
Director of Photography … Robert G. Hager
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon A. Webb
Film Editor … John D. Faure
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … Ed McDermott, Evelyn Carruth
Set Decoration … Charles Q. Vassar
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … Cosmo Genovese
Theme Composed by … Fred Steiner
Automobiles Supplied by … Ford Motor Company

Perry Mason
Produced by the CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions

Trivia Edit

Natalie Trundy makes her first of two appearances here on Perry as Sandra Keller. Natalie Trundy was one of only two actors (Roddy McDowell being the other) who appeared in 4 of the 5 Planet of the Apes films. Ms. Trundy played both an ape and a human in the films, which her husband A. P. Jacobs produced. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 29 September 2009.

Uncredited Actors: Don Anderson does double duty again in this episode. He’s a spectator early in Sandra’s hearing, and then he plays the bailiff who holds the leash of the dog Hardtack near the end of the hearing. Submitted by FredK, 3 Nov 2010.

Character Names: For completeness, Arthur Hunnicutt’s character should have been listed as Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller. Additionally, in the first scene, Thornton addresses the Earth Mover Operator as Brian or Bryant. Lastly, the Coroner’s Physician played by Michael Fox is likely the same Dr. Hoxie that has testified in earlier episodes. Submitted by g, 1/29/2011.

Sightings: Some of our favorite frequent faces break out in some very different roles today. Our “Miss Carmody” has a new job as banker Osgood’s secretary; we catch glimpses of her as Grimsby and later Thornton enter the office. (It is unclear whether the voiceover on the intercom is the same actress.) During the hearing about poor Hardtack the dog, Distinguished Gentleman #1 for the first time is a bailiff instead of a spectator in the courtroom. But then at Sandra’s hearing, he’s back in the gallery, along with Quiet Old Man #1 and Little Old Lady #1. Submitted by g, 1/29/2011.

Vic Perrin did many voiceovers for and appeared once on the original Star Trek TV series. Submitted by g, 1/29/2011.

For Amos Keller to have been a veteran of the Spanish-American War (a.k.a. the War of 1898), he would have had to have been 80 or 90 years old. The actor Arthur Hunnicutt was only in his fifties at the time. Submitted by g, 1/29/2011.

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