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#205: The Case of the
Simple Simon
Original Airdate: 04/02/64

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A little more than drama catches up with Ramona Carver, the darling of Broadway in her time. Santa Barbara sets the stage for Shakespeare, the return of Ramona’s long-lost son, and murder. Perry must prove Ramona did not, kill Ogden Kramer, a former theater critic. Meanwhile Ramona is trying to find her real son.

Credits Edit

Opening

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

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Teleplay by Robert C. Dennis
Arthur Marks \ 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
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Cast

Victor Buono as John Sylvester Fossette
Virginia Field as Ramona Carver
Tom Conway as Guy Penrose
Doug Lambert as Douglas McKenzie
James Stacy as Scott Everett
Donald Barry as Red Doyle
Malachi Throne as Sandifer
David Macklin as Dyker
Jay Barney as District Attorney
William Keene as Rogers
Douglas Evans as Clerk
Sherwood Keith as Ogden G. Kramer
Ted Stanhope as Maitre d'
Pepper Curtis as Waitress

Crew

“Perry Mason”
Director of Photography … Howard Schwartz, A.S.C.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon A. Webb
Film Editor … Al Clark, 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

Veteran movie actor Tom Conway makes his only Perry appearance here as Guy Penrose. This would also be his final credited screen appearance as he would die at age 62 in 1967 from the effects of alcohol. Tom Conway is best known for the ten appearances he made in the 1940s playing the RKO detective “The Falcon.” He is also known for being the brother of Academy Award-winning actor George Sanders. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 12 September 2009.

This is somewhat unusual in that the Judge in Superior Court No.2 says not a word. This rarely happens on Perry. And we get to learn his name, Henry Trase (as printed on the door), which is also a rare happenstance. Submitted by gracenote, 2/18/2011.

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