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#222: The Case of the
Latent Lover
Original Airdate: 12/03/64

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book (Revised)
Investment broker Eric Pollard is apparently losing his mind. He’s done everything from violently accusing his wife Sybil of having affairs to attempting to stick up a bank. Probation office supervisor Roy Galen, a friend of Sybil’s, gets Eric a suspended sentence based upon his obvious incompetency. This only convinces Eric that Roy is Sybil’s lover. Later, Sybil is accused of mishandling $250,000; then she is murdered. When Roy is arrested for the crime, Perry, determined to find out why Eric Pollard is acting so crazy, agrees to defend the beleaguered civil servant.

Credits Edit

Opening

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

Trailing

Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Written by 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
Welsey Lau as Lt. Anderson

Music Composed by Richard Shores
Music Supervision by Herschel Burke Gilbert

Cast

Lloyd Bochner as Eric Pollard
Jason Evers as Roy Galen
John Lasell as Dean Franklin
Gilbert Green as Harlan Talbot
Marion Moses as Sibyll Pollard
Charlotte Fletcher as Aimee Wynne
Douglas Dumbrille as Judge Robert Adler
Alexander Lockwood as Autopsy Surgeon
Armand Harrison as Nat Rudick
Emory Parnell as Leo Mann
John Matthews as Dr. Richard Jenkins
Charles Irving as Judge No. 2
Harold Gould as Lawrence West
Olan Soulé as Court Clerk
Henry Travis as 1st Spectator
Richard Reeves as Taxi Cab Driver
Robert J. Stevenson as Police Officer
Patricia Joyce as 2nd Spectator

Uncredited Actors
Don Anderson as Courtroom Spectator

Crew

Director of Photography … John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon A. Webb
Film Editor … Richard W. Farrell
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

Harold Gould (pictured) makes his only Perry appearance here playing Lawrence West. Harold Gould is probably best known for his role as Rhoda Morgenstern father in the 1970s sitcom Rhoda. He also had a prominent role in the sitcom Golden Girls. Mr. Gould recently celebrated his 59th wedding anniversary to actress Lea Vernon. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 26 August 2009.

Sightings: In the very first shot of the courtroom gallery we see two regulars, Pencil Mustache Man and Quiet Old Man #1, sitting near each other and behind Pollard and friends. Later we see Distinguished Gentleman #1 in the back row, but he “teleports” from one side of the courtroom to the other. And that just might be the Thin Man next to the aisle. Now, you may well wonder, just who are these people? Submitted by gracenote, 4/13/2011. + The Thin Man also appears in the courtroom gallery. He’s visible in shots of Burger questioning various witnesses. Submitted by gracenote, 8/2/2011.

Ray Collins did not appear despite onscreen credit. Submitted by gracenote, 4/13/2011.

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