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#257: The Case of the
Midnight Howler
Original Airdate: 01/16/66

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Obnoxious talk show host Barney Austin is the hottest thing on radio. One night on his midnight call-in show, Barney gets a note to call his boss, wealthy Kevin Steele. While Barney is talking to Steele on the air, the audience hears Steele argue with someone and then two shots ring out.

Steele was murdered all right, and Perry, in a twist of the plot, becomes a key witness for the prosecution. Watch for Daniel Travanti, Captain Furillo of "Hill Street Blues," as Barney Austin.

Credits Edit

Cast

Lee Patterson as Dan Thorne
Myrna Fahey as Holly Andrews
Dan Travanty as Barney Austin
Alan Baxter as Gorden Sellers
Cathleen Cordell as Clara Michaels
Ian Wolfe as Abel Jackson
Grandon Rhodes as Judge
Pitt Herbert as Medical Examiner
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice
Marc Desmond as Control Room Man
Phil Arnold as Mechanic

Trivia Edit

Comments Edit

This episode differs from most others in an important way: the murder takes place at the very beginning. Normally, we have 20 minutes or so of seeing the soon-to-be victim mistreating everyone! This of course builds up the suspect list. In this episodes, all of the motivations have to be explained after the fact--a little less effective in my view. Submitted by Ed Zoerner, 9/15/09

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