#185: The Case of the
Deadly Verdict
Original Airdate: 10/17/63
Summary Edit
From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Here it is: the case that Perry Mason lost . . .
The jury returns from their chambers to give the verdict on case number CR11532; the State of California vs. Perry's client, Janice Barton. They find Janice guilty of murdering her invalid Aunt Amanda and sentence her to die in the gas chamber.
How did Perry manage to lose a case? Well, for one thing, Janice lied about where she was at the time someone gave her aunt poison instead of medicine.
Perry is troubled. The evidence stacks up against Janice but he still has a hunch. And as long as he has one of those hunches, he'll keep looking for the real killer. In this case, it turns out to be someone very unexpected.
Credits Edit
Cast
Julie Adams as Janice Barton
Joan Tompkins as Emily Green
Erin O'Brien-Moore as Letitia Simmons
Jan Shepard as Paulette Nevin
Stephen Franken as Christopher Barton
Lee Bergere as Dr. Nevin
Hollis Irving as Violet Barton Ames
Mike Mazurki as Arthur Jacks
Marie Worsham as Elizabeth Carson
Sally Hughes as Dr. Faulkner
S. John Launer as Judge Ryder
Robert Gibbons as Foreman
Olan Soulé as Court Clerk
Michael Fox as Dr. Hoxie
Holly Harris as Matron No. 2
Kathleen O'Malley as Matron No. 1
Sherry Hall as Bailiff
Bernie Gozier as Indian Guide
Trivia Edit
Anomaly: Lee Begere, listed at Dr. Nevin, is called Dr. Nivens by Perry and others. Jan Shepard, who plays his wife, is called Mrs. Nivens.
Comments Edit
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