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#214: The Case of the
Scandalous Sculptor
Original Airdate: 10/08/64

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
June Lockhart ("Lassie," "Lost In Space") plays Mona Stanton Harvey, principal stockholder in a publishing company run by her brother, Everett, and wife of a screwy sculptor who goes by the name of Hannibal Harvey.

Hannibal is being blackmailed. Trouble is, Mona is in Seattle and he can't get at her bank account because the publishing company is being audited. So, he gets his even screwier model, Bonnie, to write a blackmail note to Mona's brother. Predictably, Everett gets the money out of petty cash and sends it to Bonnie. In the meantime, Mona returns from Seattle, finds Bonnie's blackmail note, and decides to pay the model a visit. So does Hannibal. Without seeing each other, husband and wife both discover Bonnie's dead body. Although it is Mona who's arrested for murder, she's afraid her husband is the real killer.

Note: Tom Grossman points out that Mona Stanton Harvey is actually Everett Stanton's niece not his sister.

Credits Edit

Cast

June Lockhart as Mona Stanton Harvey
Stuart Erwin as Everett Stanton
Sue Ane Langdon as Bonnie
Sean McClory as Hannibal Harvey
Dan Tobin as Dickens
Nydia Westman as Ivy Stanton
Simon Scott as Rex Ainsley
Carlos Romero as Nonno Volente
Isabel Randolph as Lottie Porter
Willis Bouchey as Judge
Jonathan Hole as Whitey
Ellen Atterbury as Secretary
Ralph Manza as Yard Man
Frances Morris as Matron
Don Washbrook as Messenger
Don Anderson as Bartender

Trivia Edit

In the final scene, listen closely to Hannibal Harvey's good-bye. It sounds like he starts to say "Bye Ray!" (as in Ray Burr) but he catches himself and then adds another "Bye" to cover. Submitted by Adam Kamil, 10/23/04.

Uncredited actors, with a line or two, are seen occasionally in the show. But, in this episode, the actress playing "Mrs. Banks" really should have been credited. Her scene lasts about 90 seconds as she is questioned by Perry in court. Submitted by Mitch English, 3/23/05. It looks like this is Shirley Mitchell. See here. Her scene is completely missing in the Hallmark version of this show.

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