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#195: The Case of the
Accosted Accountant
Original Airdate: 01/09/64

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Mutual suspicions of embezzlement between a man and his father-in-law lead up to a confrontation at a lake resort to which Paul and Perry have been invited. The expected argument never happens, though; the father-in-law has a letter opener plunged into his back, the son-in-law is charged with the murder, and Perry has another client to save.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE ACCOSTED ACCOUNTANT
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Written by Albert A. Vail and Samuel Newman
Arthur Marks / Art Seid | Producers
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
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg
Wesley Lau as Lt. Anderson

Cast

Richard Anderson as Edward Lewis
Dee Hartford as Leslie Ross
Murray Matheson as B. K. Doran
Gail Kobe as Gertrude Lewis
Lynn Bari as Sylvia Cord
Leonard Stone as Arthur Sutton
J. Edward McKinley as Walter Cord
Jean Engstrom as Vera Hillman
Robert Armstrong as Phil Jenks
John Gallaudet as Judge Penner

Uncredited Actors
Don Anderson as Police Officer

Crew

“Perry Mason”
Director of Photography … Howard Schwartz, A.S.C.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Robert G. Stone
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 … Carl Biddiscombe
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … Marshall Schlom
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

Location: Most of the exteriors at the lake were shot at Malibou Lake just north of Malibu and south of Agoura. It remains much as it was in 1964. The small white bridge is still there. Added by Eric Cooper, 6/22/2009. Read more about this lake at The Lakes.

Alas, Tragg is only in the credits again. Submitted by gracenote, 3/2/2011.

Character Names: It is revealed that B.K.’s first name is Bruce. Submitted by gracenote, 3/2/2011.

Sightings: The views of the courtroom gallery are rather blurry in this episode, but we can discern Pencil Mustache Man and Quiet Old Man #1 on the prosecutor’s side. Submitted by gracenote, 3/2/2011.

Uncredited Actors: As he has many times before, Don Anderson plays a uniformed cop. This time, he collars the defendant. Submitted by gracenote, 8/9/2011.

Comments Edit

Richard Anderson plays the title accountant, Mason’s (of course innocent) client Edward Lewis. Just two episodes ago, in #193 “TCOT Badgered Brother,” the name Edward Lewis was used for the security guard, played by L. Q. Jones, who was an accomplice (though perhaps unwitting) to the murderer. Submitted by FredK, 16 Nov 2010.

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