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#246: The Case of the
Impetuous Imp
Original Airdate: 10/10/65

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Perry rescues a beautiful writer--Diana Carter--from the ocean in his boat and then must dive in and rescue her twice more--in the courtroom. The first time is for jewel theft and the second is for a charge of murder. (What kind of company does this girl keep?)

The evidence to clear Diana lies at the bottom of the ocean, a forged note inside a bottle inside a sunken yacht. Perry pulls this one off, with a lot of help from his good friend Paul.

This is the episode where Diana Carter is so grateful to be cleared that she dedicates her first mystery novel to Paul and titles it The Amorous Adventures of Paul Lake, Private Eye.

Credits Edit

Cast

Stuart Erwin as Henry Simmons
Bonnie Jones as Diana Carter
Hanna Landy as Helga Dolwig
Don Dubbins as Bill Vincent
Jeff Cooper as Henning Dolwig
Frank Marth as Mike Carson
Richard Webb as Addison Powell
James McCallion as Harvey Blake
Byron Morrow as Judge Brawley
Michael Fox as Dr. Lund
Ed Prentis as Judge Morton
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice
Clay Tanner as Officer
Helen Gerald as Matron
Rand Brooks as Trainer
Wally West as Shelter Man

Trivia Edit

See the dog jump into the water and swim towards the boat? Why would he do that? To get the girl? Not at all. He's just fetching a ball somebody threw out there. See here. Submitted by Tammy, on the phone, c. 3/8/04.

+Richard Webb (pictured) makes his second and final appearance on Perry. Richard Webb's most famous role was as Captain Midnight for 3 years and 38 episodes in the 1950's. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 14 October 2009.

Comments Edit

As noted in the opening credits, this episode is based on the Erle Stanley Gardner novel, The Case of the Negligent Nymph.

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