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#256: The Case of the
Bogus Buccaneers
Original Airdate: 01/09/66

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book (Revised)
Tony Polk has a police record, but still manages to land a job as an actor on The Bennet Buccaneer Show. Part of his job consists of delivering free gifts to viewers at their homes. Another actor trades lists with Tony and lands him in deep trouble. One of the women on the list is murdered with a buccaneer’s hook, the one belonging to Tony. Not only that, but a neighbor says that Tony fought with the woman.

Perry takes the case and learns, among other things, that the dead woman was blackmailing the star of The Bennet Buccaneer Show.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE BOGUS BUCCANEERS
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Written by Henry Farrell
Arthur Marks \ Art Seid | Producers
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive Producer
Ernest Frankel | Story Consultant
Orville H. Hampton | Associate Story Consultant
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Richard Anderson as Lt. Steve Drumm
Dan Tobin as Terrance Clay

Music | Richard Shores

Cast

Rhodes Reason as Martin Eldridge
Patricia Cutts as Ann Eldridge
Mary Mitchel as Beth Polk
Richard Jaeckel as Mike Woods
Kathleen Crowley as Grace Knapp
John Milford as Clayton Douglas
Steve Harris as Tony Polk
Leonard Stone as Harlan Kean
Michael Fox as Abe Heyman
Meg Wyllie as Mrs. Webb
Willis Bouchey as Judge
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice
Len Hendry as Officer #4
Linda Lee as Girl in Newspaper Office
John Strong as Buccaneer C
Jack Swanson as Officer #1
Hugh Warren as Officer #2
John Underhill as Officer #3
Jack Shea as Officer #5
Patricia Joyce as Receptionist

Crew

Director of Photography … John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Robert G. Stone
Film Editor … Richard W. Farrell
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … Bob Wolfe, 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

The rickrack hat worn by Mrs. Webb is also seen in #204, TCOT Woeful Widower and #250, TCOT Wrathful Wraith. Submitted by Karrin Kain, 2/14/2005.

Sightings: In the corner of courtroom gallery sits Quiet Old Man #1. The nurse in the last scene might be “Miss Carmody,” or it might be that other extra who resembles her. Submitted by gracenote, 5/26/2011.

Comments Edit

The original Summary called the fictional TV series Bad Buccaneers, but the name that flashes on the television screen in the opening scene is The Bennet Buccaneer Show. Unfortunately, the “Bennet” part is almost indecipherable in the syndication print as it “blasts out” from overexposure, and it requires playing a recording of the episode at slow speed to see it clearly. Summary has been changed accordingly. Submitted by gracenote, 5/26/2011.

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