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#224: The Case of the
Blonde Bonanza
Original Airdate: 12/17/64

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Dianne Adler, a friend of Della's from back home, has the face of an angel and a figure that was voted the best in the Smoky Mountains. Dianne has come to L.A. to work a modeling job that actually calls for her to gain weight.

Now why would someone pay her $200 a week for two years to ruin her figure? Dianne says that Harrison Boring hired her to model a new line of clothes made for women just a little overweight.

When Perry sees a clause in Dianne's contract calling for her to split 50-50 with Boring any money she earns over $200 a week, he gets curious. But, when Boring is killed, it's only the beginning of Perry's troubles....

Credits Edit

Cast

Mary Ann Mobley as Dianne Adler
Michael Constantine as Dillard
Bruce Gordon as Mr. Winlock
Vaughn Taylor as Montrose Foster
Paul Gilbert as Harrison Boring
Ruth Warrick as Mrs. Winlock
Jonathan Lippe as Marvin Palmer
John Gallaudet as Judge
Larry Blake as Plainclothesman
Jack Pepper as Waiter
Len Hendry as Police Officer
Jim Henaghan as Delivery Boy

Trivia Edit

Location: In an early sequence, Della makes a call from a phone booth on Ocean Avenue across from Palisades Park in Santa Monica. The following pier scene is at Santa Monica Pier. Submitted by Mitch English, 4/2/05. The restaurant appears to be the Belle-Vue. Look for the Surf View Cafe on the pier. Later, there's a glimpse of the Breaker's Motel sign. See more here.

Location: The restaurant that Della walks out of is now called the BOA Steakhouse and is located where Santa Monica Blvd comes to an end at Ocean Blvd. A more interesting way to phrase it, of course, is to say that it's where the historic Route 66 ends, making BOA Steakhouse an interesting trivia answer to the question "What's the last business or restaurant you can pull into on the iconic Route 66?" Also, Paul Drake can be seen standing by the Surf View Cafe on the pier. The 330 address is clearly visible. The Surf View is still in business and still at 330 on the Santa Monica Pier. Later in that same scene as Paul stands by the scales, over his shoulder you can see a sign for a shooting gallery. That too is still in existence just a few feet away inside the Arcade. Posted by Eric Cooper 8/7/09. See more here.

+Ruth Warrick makes her only Perry appearance here playing Mrs. Winlock. Ruth Warrick's first movie role was as Orson Wells' first wife, Emily Kane in the classic movie "Citizen Kane". However, most people will remember her as Phoebe Tyler, the matriarch of "All My Children" for 35 years until her death at age 89 in January 2005. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 26 August 2009.

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